Striving Who is Jesus? part 70 - John 6:49-59 Drop Thy still dews of quietness,till all our strivings cease;take from our souls the strain and stress,and let our ordered lives confessthe beauty of Thy peace. Words from the poem The Brewing of Soma, by John Greenleaf Whittier (1807 - 1892), the last of the 17 …
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Jesus is the whole sandwich Who is Jesus? part 68 - John 6:35-40 On Friday 22 May 2025 Huddersfield Giants Rugby League team lost 52 0 at Leeds Rhinos. Some say they were lucky to get nil. With a lot of the talk at the club about moving to and affording a new stadium it …
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Rejection part 1 Who is Jesus? part 67 - John 6:25-34 I spend some of my time on social media. It has been really helpful to me in keeping in touch with people I have not seen in a while or have moved on. Most of my contacts I have met in real life, even …
The groups of 7 in John's Gospel Who is Jesus? part 65 - John 6:16-21 I like lists. Breaking things down to see how they work has enabled me to be good a problem spotting and solving, useful skills for when I worked in quality control. As a child it also resulted in broken toys …
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Feeding the 5,000 from the disciples' perspective Who is Jesus? part 64 - John 6:1-15 Distribution takes time. A container arrives in September on Monday, it is delivered to a disribution centre on Tueday. Because of computer booking in it can be ready to be picked for delivery on late Tuesday, picked delivered to shops …
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A Prophet? Who is Jesus? part 63 - John 6:1-15 They say there is no such thing as a free lunch. Read on... Jesus distributing bread and fish to a large crowd by the sea 6 After this Jesus went away to the other side of the Sea of Galilee, which is the Sea of Tiberias. 2 And a large crowd …
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What is so important about grass? Who is Jesus? part 61 - John 6:1-14 part 1 When I fly abroad or take the train, I'm always impressed by how green my country is. The UK is very green, and even urban areas that cover a small part of our land used to be green. We …
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