Here is John speaking about prayer: ‘ This is the confidence that we can have in Jesus/ God, that if we ask anything according to His will to save us, He hears us.’ 1 John 5:14. ( It is so important to be heard. Sandy has made this verse her own.) A vase of cowContinue reading “Utrecht”
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A visit to Den Haag
Visit a while this city from my experience of sight through my Iphone, and hearing with speech marks. It is mid morning we are sitting at a tram stop waiting for number 10 to the sea! There is the voice of a man, does he need help? The words become more distinct. ‘ Woe ye,Continue reading “A visit to Den Haag”
The garden and the metal ants
But first let Jesus tell us three stories that fit into each other or balance on top of each other. The Scribes and Pharisees said Jesus talked and ate with sinners and so He did, but Jesus was a story teller and this is how he spoke to them. If you had 100 sheep andContinue reading “The garden and the metal ants”
A plant
Here is an accusation: The Scribes said: ‘ Jesus casts out devils by Satan.’ Jesus said: ‘ How can Satan cast out Satan? If a kingdom is divided against itself, that kingdom cannot stand. And if a home is divided against itself that home cannot stand. And if Satan rises up against himself and isContinue reading “A plant”
…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”
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”
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”
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”
The flat sea
The sea is flat faced. The sand is washed flat. The sun shines silver in the face of the flat sea. The rocks are flat plates. There are no surfers, the power has gone, they drive by and look or sit and watch their faces warm in the sun. It is the lower, low tideContinue reading “The flat sea”