Psalms of David Psalms in Book 1 (Psalms 1 to 41) are mostly personal songs, so I will be looking at how they apply to us personally. Social and communal aspects of life and work do not come in until the later books of psalms. Two psalms are mostly the same with three differences which …
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Psalms of the sons of Korah This psalm is consistent to someone who has been taken hostage. From the point of view of hostages, no matter how hard people are fighting to get free, nothing being done on their behalf can be seen until the point when they are freed. An instructor posing as a …
The signs of Jonah and the Queen of Sheba Matthew 12:38–42 The conflicts of Jesus 40 Blogs of Lent: Day 22 38 Then some of the scribes and Pharisees answered him, saying, “Teacher, we wish to see a sign from you.” 39 But he answered them, “An evil and adulterous generation seeks for a sign, …
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The cross and wisdom Holy Trinity Church, Huddersfield, Sunday 1st March 2020 40 Blogs of Lent: Day 5 It was a sunny but cold morning—and very windy. Storm Jorje had blown through during the night leaving me feeling a little tired, not because of the rattle of the windows, even though my bedroom window had …
Chokhmah Names of God - Part 51 Wisdom 40 Blogs of Lent: 16 God is wisdom. At this point. It becomes less personal and runs off in the direction of philosophy. What I am trying to do in these blogs is to talk about how God legates to us personally and how we can relate …
Wisdom and Faith? James pt 4 Holy Trinity Church, Huddersfield, Sunday 4 November 2018 The announced sermon title was "Wisdom and Faith." That is the sort of title I do not like, a combination of two abstract nouns. It is bad communication as abstract nouns, particularly words like faith, are often understood as different things …
Making an ass of myself 