Psalms of the Sons of Korah In the last psalm,Psalm 46, verse 10 says, "be still and know that I am God." Two verses later Psalm 47:1 says, "Shout to God. Why this contrast? My thought is that Psalms 46 and 47 are companion psalms. Image processed by CodeCarvings Piczard, FREE Community Edition. 2015-09-10 22:54:04Z …
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How not to win friends – Matthew in Advent day 7
A woe is a curse. In the context of Matthew 23. These woes match with the beatitudes, those short sayings at the beginning of the sermon on the mount in Matthew chapter 5. The Greek is οὐαί, meaning not only woe, but also alas, not words we use a lot these days. Jesus is not …
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Agents of change transformation and reconciliation.
Agents of change transformation and reconciliation Holy Trinity Church, Huddersfield, Sunday 27th October 2019 "Ponder anew." Two words from a hymn at the beginning of the service. Ponder anew what the Almighty can do, or in other words, keep on thinking about what God has done and what he can do. This is what struck me …
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Names of God – part 55: Our maker
Hoseenu Names of God - part 55 Our maker 40 Blogs of Lent: 40 The same meaning in English as last week's blog on this, but it is not really the same thing at all. Eloah 'Ashah was about a God who created me, Hoseenu is about transformation. Like a potter takes a lump of …
More valuable than diamonds
Roots: Habits for fruitfulness 3: Study and meditation Holy Trinity Church Huddersfield, Sunday 3 February 2019 A cold but dry morning, typical of early February as we set off for church in a subdued mood as this was the Sunday following the funeral of Betty, my Mother-in-law, last week. The flowers that had been on …
Names of God—Part 35
YHWH M'Kaddesh and Elohim Kedoshim Names of God—Part 35 The LORD who sanctifies and the Holy God 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: Most of these names …
Names of God – Part 12
Names of God - Part 12 Elohim Yistraeli God of Israel This is the last of my blogs on the compound El forms of the names of God, except for those compounded with Yah forms of the names, coming up in the next few blogs. Elohim Yistraeli, The God of Israel. This name is used …
Resurrection and transformation
Easter in the real world Happy Easter. Hallelujah, Christ is risen! God raised him up, loosing the pangs of death, because it was not possible for him to be held by it. Acts 2:24 God raised him on the third day Acts 10:40 Jesus was raised from the dead. Only a couple of days earlier …
Making an ass of myself 