blasphemy The unforgivable sin > Truly I tell you, people can be forgiven all their sins and every slander they utter, but whoever blasphemes against the Holy Spirit will never be forgiven; they are guilty of an eternal sin. (Mark 3:28, 29) This verse has caused a great deal of fear among Christians.
confession The blessing of confession Confession doesn’t have a much of positive image. Perhaps it conjures up pictures of a musty confessional box in a dark and dusty church. Probably confession feels like it’s about feeling bad about ourselves, putting ourselves down and kicking ourselves for our mistakes. King David was certainly someone
forgiveness What are you waiting for? > If you, O Lord, kept a record of sins, O Lord, who could stand? But with you there is forgiveness; therefore you are feared. I wait for the Lord, my soul waits, and in his word I put my hope. My soul waits for the Lord more than watchmen
forgiveness Starting afresh Idina Menzel is a talented and accomplished Broadway actress, who is best known for her role as Elsa in the Disney film Frozen. A few years ago she was invited to sing the signature song from that film, ’Let it go’ at the New Year celebrations in Times Square, New
failure It’s okay to fail I have been thinking a lot about failure recently. As vicar in a new parish, you are forever getting things slightly wrong, and forgetting how things work. More than that, there is a desire to do good, to build the church, to serve God faithfully. You want to do well;
forgiveness Now is the time > “I tell you, now is the time of God’s favour, now is the day of salvation.” 2 Corinthians 6:1 As human beings, we live in respect to three time zones: the past, the present and the future. Each of those three aspects of time can be sources
