The withdrawal of the King — part 5 40 blogs of Lent — day 7 As far as the miracles of Jesus go this is the big one, the only miracle mentioned in all four Gospel accounts. There has to be something significant about this which goes further than just feeding people. Also there is …
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Jesus withdraws — Matthew 14:13–18
The withdrawal of the King — part 4 40 blogs of Lent — day 6 At the end of this passage Jesus withdraws, devastated at being rejected by the people of his own town, closely followed by the loss of a close relative and one of the few people who supported him. 13 Now when Jesus …
Herod’s Birthday party — Matthew 14:6–12
The withdrawal of the King — part 3 40 blogs of Lent — day 4 At the end of this passage Jesus withdraws, devastated at the loss of a close relative and one of the few people who supported him. Killed on the whim of a corrupt political leader as a present for his step …
Herod and John — Matthew 14:1–5
The withdrawal of the King — part 2 40 blogs of Lent — day 3 In the previous passage in yesterday's blog post Jesus linked this narrative section on Jesus' Galilean ministry back to the previous Galilean section and also linked it forwards by introducing the question, "Who is Jesus?" to be answered at the …
We know who you are — Matthew 13:53–58
The withdrawal of the King — part 1 40 blogs of Lent — day 2 This is a new section of Matthew's gospel, each section except the last one contains a narative sevtion followed by a teaching section and starts with the words "when Jesus had finished this" or something very similar. This is the …
Lent 2021: The plan
Best laid plans... 40 blogs of Lent — day 1 Here we are, Lent, an ancient word for Spring, and a season of the Christian church which is used as a time of preparation for Easter, and which comes around in the late winter and takes us into mid spring, the 40 days signifying the …
What does Jesus have against goats? – Matthew in Advent day 21
While shepherds watch'd their flocks by night,All seated on the ground,The angel of the Lord came down,And glory shone around. In the pasture lands of the western Mediterranean, flocks are often either sheep or goats. In the east, where land is more scrubby, herds would have been mixed, goats can graze harder ground. Next time …
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Animal husbandry for beginners – Matthew in Advent day 20
Nearly all the meat you eat is male. My great-grandfather was an agricultural worker in North Yorkshire, between Malton and Pickering, near to where the Flamingoland theme park now stands. He moved to West Yorkshire to become a farm owner, running a dairy farm on Hartshead moor. That farm is no longer in the family …
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Use what you are given? – Matthew in Advent day 18
"You know sometimes words have two meanings," wrote Robert Plant in Led Zeppelin's Stairway to heaven, and it is true. Several passages in the Old Testament have an immediate meaning to the people at the time and then a further Messianic meaning, fulfilled in Jesus Christ. As Christmas is almost upon us I will take …
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Are you ready? – Matthew in Advent day 17
In just one week it will be Christmas, are you ready? Have you bought and wrapped the presents, bought all the non perishable food so the last week is as smooth as possible? Or are you a stereotypical man? Men, rumour has it, though I have not met one who admits to it, start their …
