Our planet is but a small spec in a galaxy which is itself part of billions of stars and planets. And yes, from a distance it seems so beautiful, so ordered, peaceful and calm.
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I survive another November, my least favourite month of the year, and my spirit skips and my heart begins to lean, as in childhood years, towards the coming of Christmas.
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Winter has its unique beauty. We try to capture its essence in picture, poem and song but it must be experienced to be appreciated – and respected.
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The wonder and curiosity of a child. — May we never lose it.
There’s so much ‘out there’ to see, to examine and explore, at which to marvel -
and give thanks.
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I-Phone has a neat little application available to it, called Prisma.
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Followers of Jesus have the potential of - through prayer, pulling into the created world and order of things, an even greater Real - of the fullness of Life in what Jesus called God's Kingdom.
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Sometimes it's good just to take a few moments, to pause and consider again the goodness of God in the beauty of creation around us.
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The words to the hymn ‘Abide With Me' were written by Henry Francis Lyte in 1847. But the tune he wrote was difficult to sing and never seemed quite right for the words. Some years later, a gifte
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Activate the movie (right) as you read the text.
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The Holy One never sleeps. His mercies are refreshed each day.
Each and every morning, by sheer grace we rise to face the day.
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My mother played the organ in our little chapel-like church in Freeman, Ontario (now Burlington). It was a Hammond Spinet model with many stops but only half a pedal-board.
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Give thanks to the Lord, for he is good; his love endures forever.
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Theologians and scholars discuss Jewish and Christian approaches to understanding Genesis One.
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Not everyone is going to embrace your brilliant idea. Not at first, anyway. But some will - if it's good, and worthy, and timely.
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". . . the basic reality of God is plain enough. Open your eyes and there it is!
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"The sky has changed!" declare the indigenous peoples of the North, the Inuit.
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A life of trust in God is a beautiful life. The effects and blessings are palpable; others cannot help but notice.
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There's always an open invitation from God to come Home to God. The coming is described in various ways in Scripture.
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The Christian Life is not easy - and there are many adversaries and obstacles, including one big Adversary. We are to keep watch with necessary vigilance.
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I love this interview, which I've 'pointed to' on YouTube, produced by 'Fuller Studio' - a video in which Ireland's Bono (of the Ireland-based band, U2) and pastor, author and theologian E
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Some random photos. I love photography and the gift of travel in recent years.
Music: 'November Rain'
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Apparently one cannot change the past, nor yet the future - but only the ‘now.’
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As Christians, we live in this in-between mean-while, believing and hoping in God and His better Future even when so much of the evidence seems to be to the contrary. St.
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UPDATE TO WHAT FOLLOWS. I have found the record of the birth of James Stratton, son of Thomas Stratton, labourer and Sarah Newman - Pewsey Registration District of Wiltshire, Engla
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