Category: Good Friday
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resurrection rollercoaster
Once again we are about to strap ourselves into the spiritual and emotional rollercoaster that is Easter. For me Easter starts with the long, slow Lent ascent towards Palm Sunday. The shouts of “Hosanna!” at the top begin to turn into shrieks when we swoop downwards as the authorities tell Jesus to quieten the crowd…
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Maunding
(This is another ‘Thought for the week’ that is being shared with EBA Ministers today) You may have heard or read Tony Campolo talking about how he was preached off the platform by an old Minister whose theme was “It’s Friday…. but Sunday’s coming!” Tomorrow that theme comes to life (and death). But today it’s Maundy…
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Friday 13th (bwah hah hah hah) [sinister laugh]
Dum dum daaaaah [spooky music] Today is Friday 13th, 2013. Superstitious people are somewhat skittish today. What they will be like at 13:13 is anybody’s guess! It seems to be accepted that Friday 13th is an unlucky day because there were 13 at the Last Supper and Jesus was crucified on a Friday. Some other…
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still in secret?
He told me, “No one can enter the Kingdom of God unless they are born of water and the Spirit…” He explained Scripture like no-one I have ever heard before. He understood God. He understood me. I thought he was The One. But he can’t be. Look at what they have done to him. He…
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Crucify Hymns
Were you there when they crucified my Lord? Not really. I mean, I knew it was happening and I did watch from a distance. But it wasn’t like I was wielding a hammer or holding the nails. What’s that? Well, yes I did join in with the crowd but then everybody does don’t they? You…
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SYLOFTRK*
On Easter Sunday evening we going to hold a service that we’re calling “Songs of Resurrection”. It is a sort of Easter Carol Service, where we will sing some of the great hymns and songs of Resurrection and retell the Easter Resurrection narratives to celebrate the fact of Jesus’ resurrection. *I did toy with the…
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the mother of all oxymorons
I’m back. I have been away at our church holiday at Sizewell Hall on the Suffolk coast, just next door to Sizewell Nuclear Power Station. I felt quite at home! We were all quite tired when we got home so decided to order takeaway pizza for tea. I think everyone else in the church must…
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at the foot of the cross
Who is there at the foot of the cross? Simon of Cyrene? A visitor to Jerusalem. He was not a follower of Jesus but somehow got caught up in the events and carried the cross for Jesus. Women who were distraught about the execution of the one who had shown them dignity and honour. Who…
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>Pachydermatitis
>To keep things fresh, this entry starts with lots of jokes rather than ending with one:Q: Where do you find elephants?A: It depends on where you lost them. Q: Why do elephants wear blue tennis shoes?A: Because the white ones get dirty too fast. Q: Why do elephants live in herds?A: To get a wholesale…
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