First a thought about God from Micah who lived at the time of Isaiah: He says ‘ the LORD shall be a light to me.’ I asked how? I then read what David said: ‘ Through Your precepts I get understanding: therefore I hate every false way. Your word is a lamp to my feet,Continue reading “The Spear Thistles and Day Lilies”
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Frankenberg
How can the God of peace be with you? Paul says that God will do the keeping of hearts and minds through Christ Jesus. This peace will be beyond understanding. Paul then lists what we should think about: honest, just, pure and lovely things, things that are of good report, if there is virtue, praise,Continue reading “Frankenberg”
Stones
‘Do not move the ancient boundary Or go into the fields of the fatherless, For their Redeemer is strong; He will plead their case against you.’ Proverbs 23: 10-11 It was a pleasure to feel the texture of the stone in one’s hand and then find ‘ the balance spot’ between the two. This wasContinue reading “Stones”
Bittercress
There is the Common Bittercress and the Greater Bittercress in our garden. They belong to the Brassicaceae family and this morning with the temperature up at 12-17C it was relatively warm to look around the garden. Speaking to a young horticultural student yesterday and my saying how many snails I found on the daffidols sheContinue reading “Bittercress”
Camellia in an oil lamp base.
Camillia bloom towards the end of winter and what better container to put them in than the base of an old oil lamp. Bringing a little brightness to this grey day, as well as a combination to travel with. I love the Bible and have learnt a little more through this post about the CamelliaContinue reading “Camellia in an oil lamp base.”
Cádiz
‘A merry heart does good like medicine: but a bitter attitude dries the bones.’ Proverbs 17:22 (23 is interesting too says Sandy) From the Rock of Gibraltar to Càdiz is 76 miles, and we travelled these… Càdiz was founded by the Phoenicians as a trading post in the 7th Century BC and is one ofContinue reading “Cádiz”
Europe Winter 2025/26 Newhaven to Biarritz
A difficult thought. Jesus speaking: ‘ Give to the person who asks,and don’t turn away from someone who wants to borrow…love your enemies do good to them that curse you, do good to them that hate you, and pray for them who use you in a mean,malicious way.’ Matthew 5:42,44 ( Sandy’s wording in parts.Continue reading “Europe Winter 2025/26 Newhaven to Biarritz”
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.”
Grass
Isaiah speaking about 745 BC: ‘ The grass withers, the flower fades, but the word of our God stands forever.’ Isaiah 40:8 Then Here is Peter speaking about 700 years later: ‘ For all flesh is as grass, and all the glory of man as the flower of grass. The grass withers, and the flowerContinue reading “Grass”
The supported sunflower and palsy
The story of the man with palsy interested me and so first, I will share it as I understood it, then we will look at the fallen sunflower. First, hear a question Jesus asked ‘His enemies’ to show He loved them. Before the question. Here is the setting: Four ‘ thinking’ strong friends. A personContinue reading “The supported sunflower and palsy”
Autumn roses and poppy seeds
Religion Here is God speaking to Moses: “The LORD, The LORD God, merciful and gracious, long suffering, and abundant in goodness and truth, keeping mercy for thousands, forgiving : Iniquity: immoral or grossly unfair behaviour Transgression: an act that goes against a law, rule or code of conduct, an offense Sin: an act of disobedienceContinue reading “Autumn roses and poppy seeds”
…and so I put them in a jug!
Moses speaking from long ago: ‘ Be strong and of good courage, fear not, nor be afraid for the Lord your God, He it is that goes with you. He will not fail you, nor forsake you.’ I liked that old word He won’t ‘forsake’ better than He won’t ‘ leave you lonely and sad.’ He won’tContinue reading “…and so I put them in a jug!”