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The Emotional Turmoil of Holy Week

Posted on April 2, 2021 by honestaboutmyfaith

Have you ever stopped to think of the emotional turmoil that Jesus went through in the week leading up to his death and resurrection? His anguish in Gethsemane gives us a glimpse into the level of emotions that were churning … Continue reading →

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Good Evening Holy Trinity

Posted on March 29, 2017 by honestaboutmyfaith

I was sat at the concert, minding my own business when unexpectedly I heard: ‘Good evening Holy Trinity!’ It turned out that the person speaking was announcing that pupils from Holy Trinity school were there but their announcement caught me … Continue reading →

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Advent 6: A Special Child

Posted on December 6, 2016 by honestaboutmyfaith

The angel had said ‘You will conceive and give birth to a son, and you will call him Jesus’. In their conversation, Mary seemed to struggle to get past the ‘you will have a son’ bit which isn’t surprising. Mary was a … Continue reading →

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A Real Star, Sent With Love

Posted on December 22, 2015 by honestaboutmyfaith

At a Christmas event today, we provided people with cards that said ‘with love’ and also nativity stickers. There were some fairly impressive cards, but this one was my favourite. The aim of the activity was to help people to appreciate that … Continue reading →

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The One About Looking Closer

Posted on December 18, 2015 by honestaboutmyfaith

I recently received a card and I was so excited as I opened the envelope until I saw the picture inside. They had written ‘Graeme’ on the outside and put a picture of a fat bloke in a funny costume inside. … Continue reading →

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A Parable for Christmas

Posted on December 8, 2015 by honestaboutmyfaith

This story explains why Christmas is so important to me. It is 3000AD and there is an opportunity to end the war that had seemed like it had lasted forever. A commando was needed to go into the dangerous and … Continue reading →

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The One Where Baby Jesus Looked Like a Dead Sheep

Posted on November 25, 2015 by honestaboutmyfaith

So, I came across this picture of some knitted nativity characters. I noticed the donkey and the sheep at the top of the picture and my next thought was that the sheep in the bottom left looked dead because it had … Continue reading →

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I’ve never thought about it like that before

Posted on December 18, 2014 by honestaboutmyfaith

At a recent service we asked people to create costumes and accessories to show the sort of things that they would give to someone going into dangerous territory. We had a fantastic time and the results were fairly (okay, very!!) hilarious. … Continue reading →

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