God's love is shown in redemption, which theologians have written long books about, but which can be summed up in just nine words: This is God's world, and he wants it back.
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Matthew’s Passion: The trial of the two Christs
Matthew's Passion: The trial of the two Christs 40 blogs of Lent: 30 Matthew 27:15-23 I am visiting this passage a second time because last time the relationship I looked at was the crowd. This time I am looking at the relationship between Jesus and Barabbas. Barabbas was a notorious criminal, but he was more …
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It’s all about love
It's all about love Holy Trinity Church, Huddersfield, Sunday 7 April 2019 40 Blogs of Lent: 29 A different week at church today, the church APCM, that's Annual Parochial Church Meeting,which is the churches Meeting where the last year is reviewed, and plans for the future is announced. It has been a good year, congregations …
Matthew’s Passion: The cross is justice
Matthew's Passion: Barabbas 40 Blogs of Lent: 27 Matthew 27:15-23 Matthew's Pasion is told through a series of encounters between people. Enter a new character, Barabbas. But the real encounter here is a stand off between Pilate, the Roman governor, and the plotters against Jesus, who are From the Sanhedrin, the religious and political local …
Names of God – part 47: The LORD is our righteousness
YHVH Tsidqenuw Names of God - part 47: The LORD is our righteousness YHWH is God’s actual name which he revealed to Moses from the burning bush, it implies the personal nature of God. The second part of the name here is how God relates to us: What we have here is one of the most …
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Farewell Betty
Ida Betty Hill, 13 July 1937 – 6 January 2019 Today is the date of Betty, my mother-in-law's funeral. She is sadly missed. I first met Betty in 1980 when I started going out with my now wife of nearly 38 years, Linda. Being one of six children I thought I knew what a chaotic …
Names of God – Part 38
YHWH Nissi Names of God - Part 38 The LORD is our Banner YHWH is God’s actual name which he revealed to Moses from the burning bush, it implies the personal nature of God. The second part of the name here is how God relates to us: YHWH Nissi (Yahweh is my banner) is the …
