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Month: April 2022

“Faith is about a relationship with God, not rituals and creeds”

29th April 202228th April 2022 / James Blott / 1 Comment

So says Chris Sparkes, the translator of the newly published 'The Keys of the Kingdom' Holy Bible, who has spent 25 years giving us what he says is the first ever accurate translation of the Bible into English, from the original Hebrew and Greek. To say that this project is mind-boggling really doesn't do it justice.

The Meaning of Compassion: A Meditation for Good Friday

14th April 202212th April 2022 / James Blott / Leave a comment

I’ve found that having something on which to focus our meditations for Good Friday can be helpful, and this blog is offered in that tradition. See if you can challenge yourself to find a short time of silence; read each section, consider what your views are about the people described in each and then read the prayer that follows.

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1 Corinthians 6:9-10 – NRSV 2 Timothy 3:16-17 Amos 5:24 Deuteronomy 20:16 Exodus 3:1-4 Galatians 5:22-23 Genesis 2:15 Genesis 28:16-17 James 2:8-9 John 1:14 John 2:18-22 John 4:8-30 John 8:7 John 10:10 John 10:10 Luke 12:32 John 13:34 John 15:12 John 20:19-29 Leviticus 19:18 Luke 6:41 Luke 8:26-36 Luke 16:19-31 Mark 10:2-12 Mark 10: 33-34 Mark 15:13-14 Matthew 7:1-2 Matthew 7:12 Matthew 13:24-30 and 36-43 Matthew 27: 3-5 Numbers 14:1-3 Proverbs 3:5-7 Psalm 65: 11-13 Psalm 100:4-5 Psalm 150: 6 Revelation 21: 1-4 Romans 1:26-27 – NRSV

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