THE MUSIC OF THE BIBLE THE MUSIC OF THE BIBLE is a long story. The oldest record of it is the picture above, in the Tomb of Beni Hassan, from 12th century BC Egypt. The tomb’s murals show the Hyksos, that is, early Hebrews, as the Egyptians conceived them. And look! One of them is … Read more
THE MESSIAH FROM JOSEPH THERE IS, in Rabbinic literature, a Messiah from the tribe of Joseph. This Messiah comes from Galilee to die at the gate of Jerusalem, pierced through by cruel foes. After he dies, Israel are scattered among the nations. But his death confounds Satan, atones for sin, and abolishes death itself. And … Read more
THE COMING JUDGEMENT OF FIRE COMING JUDGEMENT of fire! What do you mean, coming judgement of fire? I sit here looking out my window onto my garden in a quiet suburb, or “commune”, in the greater Brussels area. The spring sunshine ripples on the new leaves of beeches and large, quiet, sycamores. Red squirrels run … Read more
MYSTERIES | HIDDEN THINGS REVEALED Thus says Jehovah who made it, Jehovah who formed it to establish it, Jehovah his name: Call to me and I will answer you and show you great and unsearchable things you do not know (Jeremiah 33.3)
CAMPBELL PUBLISHERS STORY David Mitchell started Campbell Publishers, a UK-based publishing company, to publish his books. Here are the reasons why. “My first book, The Message of the Psalter, was published by JSOT: Sheffield Academic Press in 1997. They were pretty good to deal with. But they were bought over by a publisher called Continuum. … Read more
The Bible tells us that the name of Jesus is the name that is above every name (Phil. 2:9–10). Is this just enthusiastic rhetoric? Or is this there really something special in this name?
I’m really glad you asked me about spiritual guidance. It’s a good thing to ask because we need to know where we are heading in life. A person who doesn’t know where he is going shouldn’t be surprised to arrive where he didn’t want to go. To arrive at a desirable destination, we need guidance and a plan.
JESUS: THE INCARNATION OF THE WORD Jesus: The Incarnation of the Word tackles the Elephant in the Room of Jewish-Christian dialogue. Jesus’s conception. It’s a topic avoided even by many who accept his resurrection. Did Jesus exist before Bethlehem? Who was mysterious Melchizedek? What does Psalm 110 really say? How far do the variant genealogies … Read more
Here are the songs and hymns for our 14:00 services in Holy Trinity. Here are the Song Sheets. Here are our 10:30 services. HOLY TRINITY 14:00 SONGS, NOVEMBER 2024 31 November. Advent 1 24 November. Christ the King 17 November. Remembrance Sunday 10 November. Remembrance Sunday 3 November. All Saints Sunday HOLY TRINITY 14:00 SONGS, … Read more
These are the songs and hymns for our 10:30 services in Holy Trinity. You can also see our 14:00 services. Here are all the texts in our Ancient & Modern hymnbook. Here are the readings. And here are previous years’ sets. 1 December (HC). Advent 1 24 November (HC). Christ the King 17 November. Safeguarding … Read more