Category Harry’s Letters
Advent 2024 – Harry’s Letter
May the God of hope fill you with all joy and peace as you trust in him, so that you may overflow with hope by the power of the Holy Spirit. Romans 15:13 And now these three remain: faith, hope and love. But the greatest of these is love. 1 Corinthians 13:13 Dear Friends, Advent […]
Worldwide Communion 2024 – Harry’s Letter
“And whatever you do, whether in word or deed, do it all in the name of the Lord Jesus, giving thanks to God the Father through him.” Colossians 3:17 Dear Friends, In looking over the many messages I send and receive every day it’s astonishing how often they’re peppered with the terms ‘thanks’ and ‘thank-you’. […]
Pentecost 2024 – Harry’s Letter
“You will receive power when the Holy Spirit comes upon you; and you will be my witnesses.” Jesus Christ (Acts 1:8) Dear Friends, I’m a fan of court dramas. I’ve read most of the John Grisham novels and enjoy movies like A Few Good Men (You can’t handle the truth!). Often the outcome of cases […]
Easter 2024 – Harry’s Letter
Dear Friends, We tend to expect that big world-changing events will be highly dramatic and public – the storming of the Normandy beaches, the moon landing, 9/11. Surprisingly then, the most impactful, transformative happenings in all of history, namely the death and the return from the dead of Jesus of Nazareth, occurred without fanfare and […]
Lent 2024 – Harry’s Letter
“I consider that our present sufferings are not worth comparing with the glory that will be revealed in us.” Ro. 8:18 Dear Friends, For a long time, physicists have sought after a Theory of Everything (TOE) which would fully explain and link together all aspects of the universe. Although many helpful explanations and theories have […]
Year-end 2023 – Harry’s Letter
But the Lord said to me, “My grace is sufficient for you, for my power is made perfect in weakness.” Therefore I will boast all the more gladly about my weaknesses, so that Christ’s power may rest on me. Paul, 2 Corinthians 12:9 Dear Friends, The world in general does not view weakness as a benefit, but in Christ’s […]
World-Wide Communion 2023 – Harry’s Letter
“Called forth from every nation, yet one o’er all the earth, one charter of salvation: one Lord, one faith, one birth.” Samuel John Stone, The Church’s One Foundation Dear Friends, I just looked it up and there are supposedly 45,000 Christian denominations world-wide! With that in mind it might seem naïve to talk about Christian […]
Pentecost 2023 – Harry’s Letter
“For God did not give us a spirit of timidity, but a spirit of power, of love and of a sound mind.” 2 Timothy 1:7 Dear Friends, We’re coming up to Pentecost, which is our yearly reminder of the presence and work of the Holy Spirit. I’ve noticed that although many are familiar with the […]
Easter 2023 – Harry’s Letter
“In the cross of Christ I glory, towering o’er the wrecks of time; All the light of sacred story gathers round its head sublime.” John Bowring, 1825 Dear Friends, The events that we remember and celebrate each Easter – the crucifixion and resurrection of Jesus of Nazareth – are the most central and significant events […]
Lent 2023 – Harry’s Letter
Dear Friends, I thought of just saying “It’s Lent so repent!”. That may be catchy, but sounds rather irreverent. Also, it’s not very helpful. Let’s first review the concept of Lent. It’s a 40-day period (not counting Sundays) leading up to Easter. Although there’s no biblical directive establishing it, ’40 days’ does crop up often […]
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