Christianity
Was Jesus a Refugee?
Over the Christmas holidays I heard many references to Jesus being a refugee. This happens most years, but this year it was given extra credence by the number of migrants trying to cross the Channel [more…]
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Why Then? Why There? The First Coming of the Messiah
We are at the end of Advent, the Christian season that looks forward to Christ’s nativity. Today I am not going to tell you what you most probably already know about Advent, its significance and [more…]
Arts
Hark! The Herald Angels Sing
Painted in about 1470/75, it is in the National Gallery. One of my favourite carols: Merry Christmas! OldTrout 2018
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Martin Luther and Brexit: Game Changers
We all know that Henry VIII famously broke with the Pope in Rome to seek a marriage with Anne Boleyn. But another important question is how was he able to do this? More specifically, would [more…]
Arts
Father Christmas
I wanted to write a seasonal piece for GP, but I’m a totally rubbish cook so a recipe is out of the question. What could I do instead? How about a brief history of Father [more…]
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Isaiah Part 3 – The Second Coming of the Messiah
I wasn’t originally going to tackle the thorny subject of Biblical prophecies concerning the Second Coming of the Messiah, a subject that has caused more than a few people to lose their minds. However, a [more…]
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Isaiah Part 2 – Prophecies of the Christ
This is the second half, well final third perhaps, of the previous article about Isaiah published a few weeks ago and in this autumnal season as we start looking forward to Advent and then Christmas, [more…]
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Isaiah – A Prophet of Tetrarchic Vision
“Lift up your eyes and look to the heavens, who created all these? He who brings out the starry hosts and calls them each by name, because of his great power, and mighty strength, not [more…]
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Job – Striving to Understand
This is dedicated to a fellow GP poster who saw a close friend die a horrible and early death of cancer only recently. His comments on this tragedy moved me deeply and inspired me [more…]