Three brief things Holy Trinity Church, Huddersfield, Sunday 8th April 2018 One: Helping autistic people A very minor niggle, but it is Autism Awareness Month, so I'm putting something in here. To those involved in leading a church service: Do not be afraid to wait until the people reading the lessons or leading intercessions have …
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More on persecution
40 blogs of Lent - Day 13 More on persecution Messages to the churches - Day 10 Pergamum - Day 2 ‘I know where you dwell, where Satan's throne is. Yet you hold fast my name, and you did not deny my faith even in the days of Antipas my faithful witness, who was killed among you, where Satan …
The persecuted church
40 blogs of Lent - Day 9 The persecuted church Messages to the churches - Day 7 Smyrna - Day 2 ‘I know your tribulation and your poverty (but you are rich) and the slander of those who say that they are Jews and are not, but are a synagogue of Satan. Do not fear what you …
Preparation: Two warnings
Two warnings Jesus left the temple and was going away, when his disciples came to point out to him the buildings of the temple. But he answered them, “You see all these, do you not? Truly, I say to you, there will not be left here one stone upon another that will not be thrown down.” As …
The world is going crazy
Another blog which was written in the period in which I retired, this one the main draft was a month ago. Political confusion continues. In the US the President, Donald Trump, continues to hold rallies as if he were electioneering despite it being under a year since he was elected. I continue to be unesy …
Pray for the Government
Pray for kings and all who are in high positions First of all, then, I urge that supplications, prayers, intercessions, and thanksgivings be made for all people,for kings and all who are in high positions, that we may lead a peaceful and quiet life, godly and dignified in every way. This is good, and it …
HG Bishop Angaelos on terrorist attacks in Egypt and elsewhere | Bishop Angaelos.org
This needs to be read by everyone who cares about the persecuted church, which is all Christians, as well as by those who would attack Christians for their faith. Written by His Grace Bishop Angaelos General Bishop of the Coptic Orthodox Church in the United Kingdom. Source: HG Bishop Angaelos on terrorist attacks in Egypt …
Truth and persecution
Two stories from the news this week concerning the Christian church undergoing persecution. The first concerns Fr Tom Uzhunnalil who was kidnapped from an old people's home on 4 March 2016 in a raid that killed 4 nuns and 20 others. The religious organisation that Fr Tom belonged to, the Missionaries of Charity, and the diocese of …
Reading between the lines
Don't give up. This is the message which starts Hebrews Chapter 2: This is why it’s necessary for us to pay more attention to what we have heard, or else we may drift away from it. If the message that was spoken by angels was reliable, and every offence and act of disobedience received an …
Pray for the persecuted
Today I led the intercessions at Holy Trinity Huddersfield. Instead of my usual scatter-gun approach (a little bit of this and a little bit of that) I concentrated on two areas, prayers for the persecuted church, and prayers for peace. This is what I prayed. The focus of a lot of my prayers today will …
Making an ass of myself 