Category Archives: Christianity

Persevere and Do Not Give Up.

Posted on September 2, 2015 by davidgrose

This is an uncropped photograph which is the first time I have been able to take a picture of a bird of prey in the wild that did not need cropping. Usually by the time you see a buzzard or … Continue reading →

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Hero to Zero.

Posted on August 2, 2015 by davidgrose

Sometime years ago whilst doing historical research going through old newspapers on microfilm up in Inverness Library I came across an article recording an historic incident that I had not previously heard of. It was in the Inverness Advertiser of … Continue reading →

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It is Better to Give Than Receive.

Posted on July 26, 2015 by davidgrose

Last year I posted that I had put up a bird feeder in my garden. I had long resisted putting one up my reasoning was that I would be interfering with nature. How easy it is to justify being stingy! … Continue reading →

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Isaiah 53 and the Passover.

Posted on July 13, 2015 by davidgrose

In Chapter 30 of 2 Chronicles there is the account of a great public celebration of the Passover. Isaiah is not mentioned in person but as a member of the priesthood his involvement in the events of this chapter is … Continue reading →

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A Prayer For Scotland.

Posted on June 29, 2015 by davidgrose

In a recent post called “Looking for more signs of Maturity” I recommended that in order to get spiritual food we should visit a Christian bookshop and have a good browse. Shortly afterwards I made a visit to my nearest … Continue reading →

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Reflections on the Cross – Part 8; The Spear in His Side 2.

Posted on June 28, 2015 by davidgrose

Some time after I posted The Spear in His Side I read through the account in John’s Gospel of Jesus trial before Pilate and the thought occurred to me, that while there may have been Jewish sources that John could … Continue reading →

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The Icing on the Cake.

Posted on June 21, 2015 by davidgrose

Recently I had my sixtieth birthday and my sister baked a birthday cake which my niece then decorated it by putting icing on it in the form of a steam locomotive. The picture is of the remnant of it. The … Continue reading →

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Acts Chapter 10 – The Coming of the Holy Spirit upon the Gentiles.

Posted on June 8, 2015 by davidgrose

There are number of questions that this chapter raises. Not least the fact the Holy Spirit came upon the listening Gentiles before Peter had given any formal call for repentance. This appears to be in the wrong order. It occurred … Continue reading →

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The 2015 UK General Election -A Christian Perspective.

Posted on May 24, 2015 by davidgrose

To many the result of the General Election was surprising, the Conservative Party achieving an overall majority and the SNP with a landslide in Scotland. The two are not entirely unconnected. The was a lot of rhetoric from Conservative politicians … Continue reading →

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Could Matthew Have Been A Victim of Student Debt?

Posted on April 26, 2015 by davidgrose

Some years ago a read a commentary on the Gospel of Matthew that some scholars had noticed that the way that it has been set out was rabbinic in nature that would suggest that the author had studied to be … Continue reading →

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