Today’s local paper, the ‘Lancashire Evening Post’ has the following letter from a reader:-
I am shocked that the church I have chosen to baptise my daughter at has told me I must prove that my partner is a Catholic. I am very upset about this as I did not think there would be a problem. [...]
Archive for May, 2008
Baptism
Posted in Uncategorized, tagged Baptism, Church, salvation on May 31, 2008 | 1 Comment »
Oliver Cromwell
Posted in Uncategorized, tagged Oliver Cromwell on May 30, 2008 | Leave a Comment »
Just for amusement – can anyone give me the connection between the photo at the head of this blog and Oliver Cromwell?
Was Paul a midget?
Posted in Uncategorized, tagged Apostle Paul, disabled, midget, Paul on May 30, 2008 | Leave a Comment »
I came across the following story recently claiming that the Apostle Paul was a midget. This was soon followed by another story claiming that he wasn’t!
I have to admit that I had always imagined that Paul would be an imposing character. We have preconceived ideas of what certain characters should look like. Could we cope [...]
Scam emails
Posted in Uncategorized, tagged emails, forgiveness, Scam on May 29, 2008 | 1 Comment »
Since setting up the Church website we seem to attract an assortment of scam emails. They are invariably so outrageous and unbelievable that it is difficult to imagine anyone falling for them but perhaps they do. Today’s rubbish was from Mrs Rose Martins Toyo. I have, in the past, replied to one of these just [...]
A disturbing email
Posted in Uncategorized on May 28, 2008 | Leave a Comment »
This morning I received an email which I found disturbing for a variety of reasons.
http://www.online.church123.com/newlongtonmethodist/ganacia.htm
In my Father’s House
Posted in Uncategorized, tagged bible, Church, Religion on May 27, 2008 | Leave a Comment »
Some years ago, whilst working at the Jobcentre I had a client who had the appearance of a vagrant, was somewhat unkempt and was greatly in need of a wash and clean clothes. He was an Irish man, very politely spoken and always anxious for a lengthy chat. Because of his general condition most of [...]
Perceptions
Posted in Uncategorized, tagged life, problems on May 26, 2008 | Leave a Comment »
I took some cut glass fruit dishes from the shelf and noticed a large red stain on the inside of one of them. Feeling a little annoyed that it hadn’t been washed properly before being put away I separated it from the others and examined it. The large red stain turned out to be a [...]
Stand up for Truth
Posted in Uncategorized, tagged convert muslims, gospel, Paul Eddy, revival, salvation on May 25, 2008 | Leave a Comment »
On a visit to the Christian Resources Exhibition some time ago I was given a copy of a book which, on first inspection did not seem to be very readable. But on dipping into it I have found it to be a remarkable source of information. The book is called “Operation World” by Patrick Johnstone [...]
Be prepared
Posted in Uncategorized on May 24, 2008 | Leave a Comment »
Many years ago, my uncle, who lived in Middlesex was having a bath when he felt drops of water falling from the bathroom ceiling. He decided that further investigation was called for so he wrapped a towel around himself and climbed into the loft. Immediately above the bathroom was a large metal water tank and [...]
Fresh Expressions
Posted in Uncategorized on May 23, 2008 | 1 Comment »
I cannot help noticing that some people’s faces tell 2 different stories. The mouth has a smile while the eyes show a totally different emotion. This is particularly noticeable on photographs. I know that none of us chose the face we were born with but it reminds me of a preacher some years ago. He was [...]
