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 …
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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 …
We’re all doomed: The world’s 5 stories – part 5
We're all doomed The world's 5 stories - part 5 There is a difference in the way God sees things and how the world sees things, five of which I am looking at in the first half of Advent this year. And I will give them one heart, and a new spirit I will put within …
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Tolerate me: The world’s 5 stories – part 4
Tolerate me The world's 5 stories - part 4 There is a difference in the way God sees things and how the world sees things, five of which I am looking at in the first half of Advent this year. And I will give them one heart, and a new spirit I will put within them. I …
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The Father in one word – Love
The Father in one word - Love The grace of the Lord Jesus Christ and the love of God and the fellowship of the Holy Spirit be with you all. 2 Corinthians 13:14 ESV Some people have got an idea of an angry God who hates us, Let's call him the Old Testament God, and that the …
Lessons in foot-washing: An outward-looking community
The church is not a self-preservation society Holy Trinity Church, Huddersfield, Sunday 23 September 2018 How a cowbell and a spider can enhance Christian worship. Something distracted me during the sermon yesterday. Other than Curate Steve's pink clerical shirt, something else visible stood out during the sermon. From here I was sitting, the light from …
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Dark Secrets Will Come To Light
Dark Secrets Will Come To Light My old blog balaam.wibsite.com can no longer be accessed. Using the Wayback Machine I am trying to save whatever can be saved, There are no images available for these old blogs. I have restored an image for this blog. This blog is from 5 January 2013 Thoughts on a …
Steve Chalke, C S Lewis, Benedict XVI and the salvation of Muslims
Steve Chalke, C S Lewis, Benedict XVI and the salvation of Muslims Steve Chalke likes to be controversial. His latest shaking up of the Evangelical world is suggesting that there may be salvation to some people who are outside the Christian church. It reminded me of a bit towards the end of the children's novel …
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Good news about church
40 Blogs of Lent - Day 37 Church is Good News What is church - Day 5 Beloved, let us love one another, for love is from God, and whoever loves has been born of God and knows God. Anyone who does not love does not know God, because God is love. In this the love of God …
The loveless church
40 blogs of Lent - Day 6 The loveless church Messages to the churches - Day 4 Ephesus - Day 3 “‘I know your works ... But I have this against you, that you have abandoned the love you had at first. Remember therefore from where you have fallen; repent, and do the works you did at …
Making an ass of myself 