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BETWEEN THE TESTAMENTS
Between the Testaments What happened between the end of the Old Testament and the birth of Jesus? Answer, a lot! There are detailed accounts in the Apocrypha of the revolt of the Maccabees in 167 BCE. In fact if it hadn’t been for them, Galilee would...
A NEW TRANSLATION
The New English Translation – and all the rest!
LOVE, ACTUALLY?
LOVE ACTUALLY WHAT IS LOVE? The film ‘Love Actually’ is a great movie. It’s funny, sad, heartwarming, hopeful. And it shows many different aspects of love. We see love and longing, love and delight, love and fear, love and grief, love and betrayal....
NEWSLETTER 5/24
MY WRITING LIFE MAY 2024 Spring at Chartwell. FAMILY AND FRIENDS The month started with Linda and I having a lovely weekend in the High Weald of Kent, eating at a great local pub ‘The Greyhound’. This was getting ready for the woodland burial of Linda’s friend...
HOW TO READ JOHN
How sour we read John? That depends on how it was written – as a scroll or as a series of notebooks?
WHERE DOES JOHN FIT IN?
Where does John fit in with the other gospels? E.g. he includes the foot washing but not communion in bread and wine.
JESUS IN HOLY WEEK
Stress and fear were his constant companions during the last days or weeks of his life on earth. As well as grief, foreboding and resolve.
MY WRITING LIFE FEBRUARY 2024
MY WRITING LIFE FEBRUARY 2024 Spring in Earls Court Or not! Because frankly my February had a LOT of church stuff, plus struggling with marketing and very little writing. CHURCH I definitely got my dog collar out of mothballs this month. This was for two Sunday...
WHAT DID JESUS ACTUALLY DO?
WHAT DID HE ACTUALLY DO? Thoughts on Holy Week - 1 LENT IS COMING! Easter is early this year (March 31st). So Ash Wednesday, marking the start of Lent is equally early. So here is a reminder of what I believe was the real story of Holy Week. It...
WHY WAS JOHN THE BAPTIST?
WHY WAS JOHN THE BAPTIST? INTRODUCTION John the Baptist (or rather Yohanan as in his home language of Aramaic), is a familiar figure in Christian churches. He is particularly revered for pointing to Jesus (or Yeshua in his home language). No one asks why...