Yesterday I mentioned that the Gospel was political. Jesus did not hold back on speaking on political issues. I don't think the conservatives of he time would have liked what he said about helping the poor - what he said about money would not please them much either. (that is conservatives with a small c …
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Merry Christmas
For to us a child is born, to us a son is given; and the government shall be upon his shoulder, and his name shall be called Wonderful Counsellor, Mighty God, Everlasting Father, Prince of Peace. Of the increase of his government and of peace there will be no end, on the throne of David and over his kingdom, to establish it …
The day God changed – part 2
When I became a Christian in 1974 I had a wonderful appetite for things to do with the faith. Church was not enough, you don't learn a lot from one ,or often two, sermons a week. Even a university Christian union once a week didn't satisfy my appetite, so it was first the Christian Union …
The day God changed
14th March 2006 was the day God changed. Or at least it was the day God changed for me. That was the day I had an accident. I blogged about it not long afterwards over on a now defunct site. That led to all kinds of questions as to what God was like. What kind …
Back to Basics
No, not the Back to Basics of the British Conservative party which gloriously backfired on them in the 1990s, I,m thinking about a return to Christian basics. At Holy Trinity Huddersfield, Mike, our Vicar, has started a series of sermons on John's first letter. It is believed that the letter was a response to the …
