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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...
MY WRITING LIFE DECEMBER 2023
A short month. On 18th, Christmas took over! PUBLISHING Most of my mental energy went on trying to get my books published and available. I wrestled with Amazon KDP (Kindle Direct Print) and managed to get the e-book out on Kindle on 14th, but the book version...
MY WRITING LIFE OCTOBER 2023
BOOK LAUNCH etc. The big event this month was the public launch of ‘Daily Prayers from the World’s Faiths’. This was on Thursday 19th at Holy Trinity Prince Consort Road, where I led the Sunday service every month for three years. Andrew Willson the...
BOOKS OR BELIEVERS – 2
GOD/NO GOD?
Starting to thinkI have been a Christian all my life, or at least since I was baptised at the age of 8. I am used to swimming in a Christian sea, even though my mother was a.Quaker Anglican and my father an agnostic Jew but were both very tolerant people That is why...
MY WRITING LIFE SEPTEMBER 2023
OUT AND ABOUT The first half of the month was taken up with a surprising number of visits outside London - surprising because they were unplanned. A fellow member of the ACW (Association of Christian Writers), Arnold, told me of a conference in Cambridge...