A bunch of vegetation

Peter is speaking: ‘The Lord is not slack according to His promise… but is longsuffering to us as He is not willing that any of us should die the second death but that we all should say sorry because the day of the Lord will come.’ 2Peter 3: 9,10 It is my custom to startContinue reading “A bunch of vegetation”

…so the 2025 leaves change

‘If you have faith as big as a mustard seed, you will tell a mountain to move and it will.’ A man came to Jesus with a complaint about the disciples. He said: ‘ My son is a lunatic and they couldn’t heal him.’ Jesus said: Oh how faithless and how deliberately obstinate this generationContinue reading “…so the 2025 leaves change”

A rose and its background

Nathanael speaking:  ‘ Can anything good come out of Nazareth?’ Philip speaking: ‘ Come and see.’ Jesus looks at Nathanael and says: ‘ Look at you, a person with no cunning intelligence/ craftiness/ schemes/stratagems/ duplicity no guile’. Nathanael  speaking: ‘ How do you know me?’ Jesus: ‘ Before Philip called you and you were under the figContinue reading “A rose and its background”

Leaves and Chrysanthemums

Some on the boughs A lot on the groundAutumn meltsFungus in all shapes appearA hungry group for Autumn’s fareThere is nourishment in the leafIts colours deepen The richness of ‘joys’ as elements fill the gaps made by Spring and SummerWelcome Autumn drawn/painted  by the wind and rainMay we all capture the changes and feel pleasedContinue reading “Leaves and Chrysanthemums”

An early start…in London.

‘ Be still Sandy, and know that I am God, I will be exalted among the nations, I will be exalted in the Earth.  The LORD of many angels/ hosts is with me and you.’  ( Mine make it yours if you like.) Psalm 46: 10 We have family members who run each morning muchContinue reading “An early start…in London.”

Cosmos continued.

This post has three paintings I did after putting away my phone. They were painted over about 10 days as the flowers changed. Religion is very much a part of how I think so I want to travel with books and life’s record as seen by Daniel, John, Jesus and lastly Malachi. Let us hearContinue reading “Cosmos continued.”

¹Lazarus a poem and a rose painting.

Jesus speaking: ‘Where have you laid him?’ ‘Come and see.’ Says Mary. Jesus wept! This caused a lot of chatter amongst the enemies Jesus loved. ‘ Look how he loved him!’ ‘ He makes the blind see why couldn’t he have stopped his friend from dying?’ Then said Jesus: ‘ Take away the stone!’ MarthaContinue reading “¹Lazarus a poem and a rose painting.”

Forgiveness and a Delphinium flower

So is it easier to forgive or paint? When they got to Calvary they crucified Him. Jesus speaking: ‘ Father, forgive them, for they don’t know what they are doing.’ Later Stephen is stoned to death in front of Saul who was looking after the coats of the priests ( Pharisees) who were throwing theContinue reading “Forgiveness and a Delphinium flower”

Paul, Calendulas and pond skaters.

This post is going to travel from a thought by Paul written in Rome as a prisoner about 62 AD,  to the Calendulas in the goblet to the pondskaters outside.  Paul speaking: ‘ My brothers and sisters, be strong in the Lord, and in the power of His might. Why Paul? ‘ Because we areContinue reading “Paul, Calendulas and pond skaters.”

Rudbeckia, echinacea and oak.

Here is my wording of  Psalm 119:11 God, your teachings, commandments, and promises when I have a deep personal internalisation of them, they guide and guard against sin. The actual words: ‘ Your word have I hid my heart that I may not sin against you.’ So what is an example of each of theContinue reading “Rudbeckia, echinacea and oak.”