Here are is a way of how God thinks of us: Like mathematics: ‘ How precious are Your thoughts of me, Oh God how great are they when added up to make the sum. If I could/should count them , they are more in number than the sand: when I wake up I am stillContinue reading “…so the garlic stayed on the windowsill…”
Author Archives: sandyroybessandbugzy
From Dover to the garden
Here are two expressions of thankfulness one from the New Testament and one from the Old Testament. Paul speaking: ‘ Always keep praying. Always be thankful no matter what happens, for that is God’s will for you who belong to Jesus Christ.’ 1 Thessalonians 5:18 Then from the Psalms: ‘ Say thank you to theContinue reading “From Dover to the garden”
Le Crotoy in/on the Bay of Somme
Be still a while and know that I am God. I will be exalted by the nations… in Him we move and have our being… the heavens declare His hand made work … the earth and all the animals are His. The Bible. I’m writing this as we board the ferry, we will soon beContinue reading “Le Crotoy in/on the Bay of Somme”
THE EARTH and sky
We have travelled from Portugal through Spain and France and here are four photographs that show our Earth as dominant to sky in the space taken in the photograph. I have then chosen four Bible verses showing God’s feelings about the EARTH. The strongest one is taken from the book of Revelation as well asContinue reading “THE EARTH and sky”
A Sabbath walk along the Loire
First here are three verses I thought about today. These communicate my true/real love of Jesus, God’s son, and they carry no other meaning than that I believe as all Christians do in Christ as our Saviour. Jesus is talking to Thomas during the last supper, a meal Jesus ate with His disciples before HeContinue reading “A Sabbath walk along the Loire”
Travel
So we looked at what God looks like from some Bible verses but what descriptions are there of Satan. Here is some imagery: A subtle snake in the garden of Eden. A great red dragon.(Revelation 12:3) John speaking from his prison on Patmos: ‘ and there was war in heaven,… and the great dragon wasContinue reading “Travel”
Food and travel
First a religious thought from the Bible: Here is Paul talking about how we change by looking: ‘ By looking at the loveliness and glory of the Lord we are changed by the Spirit of the Lord.’ 2 Corinthians 3: 18 (My way of saying it.) Then the same person Paul says this: ‘We haveContinue reading “Food and travel”
Córdoba
What does God look like? Daniel in 550 BC and John in 95 AD both saw God in vision and both were told not to be afraid. Eyes of fire. Both describe the figure’s eyes as torches/ flames of fire symbolising divine wisdom, knowledge and judgement. ( Daniel 10: 6 , Revelation 1:14 ) BronzeContinue reading “Córdoba”
Olhão
Here is a list of characterstics of Olhão given as tourist information. Authentic fishing town. Lively market with fresh fish and vegetables. The Ria Farmosa gate way. North African inspired cubic architecture. This is what we found: I spoke to fellow campers and asked: ‘ Why do you come here and what is special?’ TheirContinue reading “Olhão”
Only sky
Can sky upstage sea? Let me try. In this post, the second to last of our Algarve experiences, I will use verses from the Bible with sky and a special quote from Anne Frank. Isaiah talking about God: ‘ It is He who sits above the circle of the earth, and its inhabitants are likeContinue reading “Only sky”
Waves
‘O give thanks to the LORD for He is good; for His mercy endures for ever.’ ‘Life is a vast sea That does its mighty errand without fail, Painting an unchanged strength though waves are changing.’ George Eliot ‘ O give thanks to the God of gods:.. to Him who alone does great wonders.’ ‘WavesContinue reading “Waves”
Plants and home
A description of Jesus riding on a donkey into the city of Jerusalem is one the people would have understood to mean that He was accepting the position of a king but He was not! He put His head in His hands and cried. This city, a place where people lived close together, would beContinue reading “Plants and home”