Month: April 2023
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Holy Week – Wednesday: The Widow’s Mite
The widow of this story has generally been held up as a model of sacrificial, costly faith. But is that the best interpretation of this event?
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New Forest, new camera
I’ve developed my first roll through the Rollei 35SE that I got for my birthday. I’m not surprised that they’re not the greatest pictures ever, but it was a pleasure to use and I’m looking forward to getting to know it properly.
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Holy Week: Tuesday
Later they sent some of the Pharisees and Herodians to Jesus to catch him in his words. They came to him and said, “Teacher, we know you are a man of integrity. You aren’t swayed by men, because you pay no attention to who they are; but you teach the way of God in accordance…
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Holy Week – Monday: ‘the cleansing of the Temple’
On reaching Jerusalem, Jesus entered the temple area and began driving out those who were buying and selling there. He overturned the tables of the money changers and the benches of those selling doves, and would not allow anyone to carry merchandise through the temple courts. (Mark 11:15-16 )
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Honestly! You put the fear of God into me! (reblogged)
I did a ten year stint as a part-time university chaplain and had the privilege of meeting and working with some very fine young people. Among the finest was Mike Blakey, who was tragically murdered in 2006 while working with a charity in Northern India. I’m re-posting this piece he wrote for my blog while…
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Hymn of the day
A hymn for Palm Sunday by Charles Wesley