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Brief articles contributed by members of Grace Church Wakefield.

20 hours ago
3 min

Line of Duty, bent coppers, guilt and God

Ian Goodson suggests the BBC's Line of Duty shows we all carry a sense of guilt. But the modern world, unlike Christianity, gives us no...

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"In these days we all need to be anchored in something more permanent than ourselves"

Grace Church Wakefield

Apr 16
3 min

"In these days we all need to be anchored in something more permanent than ourselves"

As we emerge from the restrictions it will be without some of those we have loved who are no longer with us. The GCW family will miss...

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Grace Church Wakefield

Apr 1
6 min

Jesus's Agony

You can read the account of Jesus in the Garden of Gethsemane in Matthew 26:36-45 here Jesus’ prayer in the Garden of Gethsemane shows us...

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If I hadn’t had God to cope I might even have killed myself.

Grace Church Wakefield

Mar 19
3 min

If I hadn’t had God to cope I might even have killed myself.

Barbara Heaps speaks to Lizzie Wilson about her Christian faith. Lizzie has recently joined Grace Church Wakefield. BH: Hi Lizzie. What...

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Grace Church Wakefield

Mar 12
3 min

‘Money Makes the World Go Round’

‘Money makes the world go round’ is the saying, and at Grace Church Wakefield, though we don't believe this is true, we do believe that...

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Grace Church Wakefield

Mar 5
3 min

David Attenborough the Preacher

Last month the world famous British broadcaster and natural historian David Attenborough gave an impassioned speech on climate change to...

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Grace Church Wakefield

Feb 27
3 min

Prayer Problems

Recently, I wrote a blog on how we can always pray and not give up. Last time I spoke about how this parable gives us every reason to be...

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Grace Church Wakefield

Feb 5
3 min

Praying - why we shouldn't give up

Luke 18:1-8 Then Jesus told his disciples a parable to show them that they should always pray and not give up. 2 He said: ‘In a certain...

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My wife and I have not once felt inclined to say ‘next year will be better'.

Grace Church Wakefield

Dec 31, 2020
3 min

My wife and I have not once felt inclined to say ‘next year will be better'.

By Ian Goodson Do you feel nervous as you think ahead to 2021? Are you sick of 2020 and ‘touching wood’ that 2021 will be better? This...

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Is a 'return to normal' all you have to look forward to?

Grace Church Wakefield

Dec 24, 2020
4 min

Is a 'return to normal' all you have to look forward to?

Christmas Day 2020 Luke 2:1-7 (This is a short message given by Ian Goodson (pastor, GCW) at the Christmas Day service at Grace Church...

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I’ve always wondered what these Christmas invitations seem like from the outside...

Grace Church Wakefield

Dec 14, 2020
3 min

I’ve always wondered what these Christmas invitations seem like from the outside...

Abi is part of the Grace Church Wakefield family. She wrote earlier in the year about her experience of becoming a mother during a global...

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Grace Church Wakefield

Nov 13, 2020
1 min

Private prayer at Eastmoor

The government has allowed churches to be ‘open for private prayer’ during the second national lockdown. We don’t expect the government...

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Why the idea of a ‘judgment day’ may not be so bad after all...

Grace Church Wakefield

Oct 8, 2020
3 min

Why the idea of a ‘judgment day’ may not be so bad after all...

“Judgment Day.”‘ Old-fashioned and outdated? Superstitious nonsense? A load of rubbish? A dangerous idea? These are some of the most...

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"We had planned to scatter Pauline's ashes"

Grace Church Wakefield

Aug 4, 2020
3 min

"We had planned to scatter Pauline's ashes"

To be honest, lockdown has been quite easy for me. You see, I can be quite an introvert anyway and I have enjoyed catching up on...

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"I criticise, whinge, and bicker to my heart's content"

Grace Church Wakefield

Jun 12, 2020
3 min

"I criticise, whinge, and bicker to my heart's content"

Days before lock-down was announced across the UK, my university course moved all its teaching online for the foreseeable future, and...

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"Sometimes I am hanging onto this hope by my fingernails."

Grace Church Wakefield

May 11, 2020
3 min

"Sometimes I am hanging onto this hope by my fingernails."

"No carrots in the fridge and who’s eaten all the chocolate? Queuing for the bathroom, needing to upgrade the internet, lively...

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This is not the scenario we treasured and dreamed of together

Grace Church Wakefield

Apr 23, 2020
3 min

This is not the scenario we treasured and dreamed of together

"March 2020 will be remembered for a lot of things. The great toilet roll shortage … the cancellation of the Premier League (much to my...

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Christmas: God's very clear message to the world, that we do our very best to mess up (Matthew 1

Ian Goodson

Dec 23, 2018
9 min

Christmas: God's very clear message to the world, that we do our very best to mess up (Matthew 1

There’s one more window on the advent calendar to open. I bought it for £2.99, which is over the odds. But I was given a £5 voucher. So I...

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How could we trust the Bible? We can’t trust anyone!

Ian Goodson

May 10, 2017
3 min

How could we trust the Bible? We can’t trust anyone!

How could we possibly base our lives on a book written thousands of years ago when we can't even trust our Prime Minster when she says s

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Ian Goodson

May 9, 2017
3 min

Why should I bother with the Bible?

In our 21st century world, why should anyone pay the Bible the slightest bit of notice?

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