Today, 24 May, is what Methodists call ‘Aldersgate Day’. It marks the day in 1738 when John Wesley experienced the
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What happened at Pentecost
“All the believers were gathered together in one place” (2.1 GNB). Luke in Acts 1.15 speaks of there being “120”
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Chelmsford Cathedral 13 May 2018 (part of a series – see also Hebrews 1, Hebrews 2, Hebrews 5) 6.1-3: LET’S
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Books of the month The Revised New Jerusalem Bible: New Testament and Psalms with study notes (Darton, Longman & Todd,
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Chelmsford Cathedral 6 May 2018 (part of a series, see also Hebrews 1, Hebrews 2, and Hebrews 6.1-12) The underlying
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For many the Ascension belongs to the world of myth. “No doubt those who lived before Copernicus could believe that
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One of my favourite hymns is Christopher Idle’s paraphrase of Psalm 18: “I love you, O Lord, you alone, my
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Chelmsford Cathedral 15 April 2018 (part of a series, see also Hebrews 1, Hebrews 5, and Hebrews 6.1-12) JESUS –
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I am at the stage in life when I read the death announcements in the daily paper – in my
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Chelmsford Cathedral 8/4/18 (part of a series, see also Hebrews 2, Hebrews 5, and Hebrews 6.1-12) INTRODUCTION TO SERIES ON
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