Category: resurrection
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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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mortal
Even though it is the holiday season at present, death has not taken a vacation. Over the past few days there have been many reminders of this as well known people have died, and there have also been some tragic accidents that have resulted in death. We must never forget that behind the headlines are…
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real puppets
There are some things that shouldn’t work. Today I was listening to the Radio 2 Breakfast Show when Elmo came on. For the few of you who don’t know who Elmo is, he is a small red fluffy muppet from Sesame Street who speaks in the third person. And Elmo was on the radio. It…
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Son rise
After what some of you may consider to have been a surfeit of pomes (sic) last week, when I was in a reflective mood, this week I am returning to the more ‘normal’ style of bloggage. Except that I’m going to cheat slightly and post a reflection based on something I said in Sunday evening’s…
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B lieve it or not!
Before most people were awake Beside themselves with grief Baffled about how they would move the stone Bewildered about Friday Bemused about the empty tomb Bowled over by the angels* Blurred vision through the tears Blissful in recognition Blessed by the impossible Breathless with excitement *Some later less reliable manuscripts include these words: ‘Behind 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 certainty principle
At the moment I am contemplating Sunday evening’s sermon on the first half of Acts 4. One of the things that strikes me as amazing is that when the authorities had the apostles in front of them they did not attempt to argue about or disprove Jesus’ resurrection. It seems they knew that the evidence…
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open minds
It’s later in the day than I had planned to post this, but I hope you won’t mind. Actually this bloggerel is all about minding. Or at least the opening of minds. Prompted by a friend’s request (see yesterday) I looked in my Bible on Sunday to suggest some passages for him to read. One…
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if only I could be in two places at once
Last night I was torn. Ipswich Town (my favourite team) were playing in the second leg of the League Cup Semi Final against Arsenal, and went into the match with a slender 1-0 lead. The possibility of them reaching a final at Wembley was dangling temptingly in front of me. And the match was being…
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