Let's work together There are two attitudes many Christians have about work: One is to work so hard that you wear yourself out. You may make the excuse that you are doing this for your family, but what good is that if that family is grown up and gone before you get time to spend …
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Opposition by lack of repentance 2: Come to me and I will give you rest
Jesus’ reaction to non-repentance is to offer repentance again Matthew 11:25–30 The conflicts of Jesus 40 Blogs of Lent: Day 15 25 At that time Jesus declared, “I thank you, Father, Lord of heaven and earth, that you have hidden these things from the wise and understanding and revealed them to little children; 26 yes, …
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Remembering and Resting
Remembering and Resting Holy Trinity Church, Huddersfield, Sunday 10th November 2019 This morning I awoke alone. Our daughter, a nurse, was working night shifts this weekend and our son-in-law was away on training. We had arranged to look after our granddaughter on Saturday Night. That was plan A. Plan A did not work out. …
Names of God – part 41: The shepherd
YHWH Rohi or YHWH Raah Names of God - part 41 The Lord is my Shepherd or Healer 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: Here we have …
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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I need a break: The world’s 5 stories – part 2
I need a break The world's 5 stories - part 2 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 …
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A simple way to listen to God…
Lectio Divina Lectio Divina is not scary. The very fact that it has a Latin name is enough to put people off, the Latin names for the four, five or six parts that make it up are offputting too. The technical and theological language used to describe it sound difficult. But it is easy. I …
The vibe of the Sabbath
This blog is a reply I made to The Vible's blog "The Vibe of the Sabbath" I even stole their image. So God used so much energy that he needed to rest. Really? God does not need to rest, and the Sabbath was not created for God. Jesus said that The Sabbath was created for …
… and rest
Ahhhhh... After blogging for 40 days in Lent, I deserved a rest. So in a reverse of the story of creation in Genesis, where God needed a rest after a hard slog of creating for 6 days, I have rested from blogging for 6 days. And on the seventh day I blog. But this thinking …
Giving up church for Lent
Rest awhile Google's goofing off policy is dead, or so it was reported in 2013. I suppose that is not surprising for a company on the stock exchange. What is surprising is that it has taken so long, as the company was floated in 2004. It isn't really about goofing off. It is just that …
Making an ass of myself 