The Whole Armour of God

Not sure whether the title of this post would attract would be Jihadist ‘Warriors’ or Christians looking for encouragement in the Spiritual Warfare. If you are a Jihadist let me encourage you to lay down your arms at the feet of King Jesus and serve Him only and find refuge. Psalm 2:12  ‘Kiss the Son, [...]

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Happy Thanksgiving

It’s a bit late in the day but I didn’t want to go to bed without wishing family and friends in the US (and American family here as well!) a Happy & Blessed Thanksgiving. There’s much to be thankful for. Amen.

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End of a Cinematic Era

I knew it was going to be demolished but driving past the old Granada (Plaza) Cinema today and seeing a massive hole in the side of the building made me realise it was the end of an era. Back in my childhood and through my late teens watching a film at the Granada was a [...]

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Blast from the Past

I suppose Blogging if we’re honest has some element of self-promotion to it. I try to keep it to a minimum but thought the following pictures may amuse or even surprise. The quality is not that brilliant, but anyway have look. My daughter scanned the first one and called it scary dad. I’d been a [...]

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Shopping for Religion

Took this picture in a well known supermarket. This is just one row of four. I noticed a magazine for just about anything. A bit like shopping for a religion. In fact there are probably more religions!

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No Room for Truth

The other day I found myself in a girls Secondary School RE class. They were having a brief Q&A with the teacher and several of the girls asked if God was a She. There are references in the bible where God is referred to as a She they were told. The main answer as I [...]

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Pray for Pastor Youcef Nadarkhani

There is an email going round urging Christians to pray for Pastor Youcef Nadarkhani. Much of the email follows. Please find a moment to pray for this man. Pastor Youcef Nadarkhani never practiced the Muslim faith and converted to Christianity at age 19, becoming a pastor later. But the courts say that since his mother [...]

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Dawkins is Disgusted

Maybe a little late with this, but there’s a really excellent post ‘Dawkins is Disgusted‘ at Analogical Thoughts. Thanks for the Heads Up to Jim over at The Domain for Truth. Here’s a taster: in The God Delusion he rejected and ridiculed the notion that there are moral absolutes. But if there are no moral [...]

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Remember Remember the 5th of November…

It’s day early but hey: Remember Remember the 5th of November Gunpowder Treason and Plot. Guy Fawkes Night, also known as Guy Fawkes Day and Bonfire Night, is an annual commemoration observed on 5 November, primarily in Great Britain. Its history begins with the events of 5 November 1605, when Guy Fawkes, a member of the Gunpowder [...]

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Is St Paul’s Cathedral a Church?

I’ve not been to London for a good while but as you walk across the Millennium Bridge (aka The Wobbly Bridge) there in front is St Paul’s Cathedral. It’s quite a sight. Architecturally it’s a magnificent structure designed by Sir Christopher Wren. I have never been inside and so have not experienced the whispering gallery [...]

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