Here are some words about friendship. It is Solomon speaking: ‘ A person that has friends must be friendly.’ Proverbs 18:24 ‘ The wounds of a friend are faithful but the kisses of an enemy are deceitful.’ Proverbs 27:6 ‘ Perfume makes you happy so does good counsel from a friend.’ Proverbs 27:9 Today IContinue reading “The garlic and the rose”
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…so the garlic stayed on the windowsill…
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…”
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”
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”
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”
Pictures and words
John speaking: ‘ In the beginning was the word and the word was with God and the Word was God… All things were made by Him.’ Then Paul speaking: ‘ For the word of God is quick and powerful!’ John1:1,3 and Hebrews 1:12 Orange-yellow, yellow-orange, neon carrot, reddish ochre, tangerine, apricot, saffron, amber. Smooth, eroded,Continue reading “Pictures and words”