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Squid Poem
Challenge 2: Squid Poem One short to normal-length line, followed by ten long tentacle-like lines, each of which could follow on from the first. Wanted to have a quick go at the second poetry challenge before bed and wanted to … Continue reading
Posted in Bible (passages and study), Christianity, Poetry
Tagged blessings, Christ, Eden, God, heaven, Jesus Christ, Kingdom of God, law, mystery, panentheos, Poetry Challenge 2012, positivity, Songs of Innocence and Experience, squid poem, The Garden of Love, The Marriage of Heaven and Hell, the ten commandments, William Blake
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Contentment
A lovely confirmation service tonight in St Marys Stockport with 22 being confirmed, 9 from my parish church. Bishop Robert’s sermon was completely different to the one he preached at my confirmation in December 2010, and yet was as well … Continue reading
Posted in Christianity, Deep Thinking, Music
Tagged + Robert, Abba Father, blessings, confirmation, contentment, faith, happiness, Jesus Christ, peace, repent, thankful
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Kneeling in the Sistine Chapel
Rather unexpectedly I’ve found myself kneeling in the Sistine Chapel this evening… click the image before reading this I haven’t been on StumbleUpon for some time, but after getting an email from them earlier this evening, it gave me a … Continue reading
Posted in *Favourites*, Christianity
Tagged blessings, Church, creation, God, high church, Michelangelo, prayer, presence, Roman Catholic Church, Sistine Chapel, StumbleUpon, Vatican
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Food For Thought: Gaia
The perception of existence as a gift given moment by moment by an unseen power generates in us a sense of awe and wonder, of receptivity and thanksgiving. – Luke Timothy Johnson, The Creed First ‘Food For Thought’ post won’t … Continue reading
Posted in Bible (passages and study), Christianity
Tagged Archibald MacLeish, beauty, blessings, change, community, earth, Eden, energy, environment, evolutionary theory, fear, Food For Thought, Gaia, Genesis, James Lovelock, Life, Luke Timothy Johnson, silence, survival of the fittest, world
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A Moaning World?
It’s rained again today. Yes! Thankyou God. – Now it’s a shame that so many take that statement to be sarcastic. But I am very thrilled and thankful for the water that Britain gets a good amount of. It’s a … Continue reading
Posted in Television
Tagged blessings, community, driving, fox, Life in a Day, living water, rain, togetherness, water, weather
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Young Church
I’ve been looking back over a cartoon I found in the ChurchTimes a while ago which joked about Sunday School / Young Church / Créche. It jokes about how each week the children are really taught the same thing: be … Continue reading
Posted in *Favourites*, Bible (passages and study), Christianity, Deep Thinking, Love
Tagged blessings, childhood, children, innocence, Jesus Christ, Luke 10, postaday2011, truth, wisdom, Young Church
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The Battle Against Consumerism
Andrew Marr: “What is the point of a once-a-year celebration of consumption and excess in a society entirely dedicated to those broad-buttocked deities month in, month out? Each Christmas we eat too much, drink too much and buy too much. So … Continue reading
Posted in *Favourites*, Bible (passages and study), Christianity, Deep Thinking, Love, Music
Tagged Andrew Marr, blessings, Christmas, community, consumerism, happiness, Jesus Christ, Love, Luke 2, money, Nativity, noise, Oxfam, peace, postaday2011, sharing, Silent Night, Victor Lebow, vision, world, WWJD
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The Lord Bless You and Keep You
The Lord bless you and keep you The Lord make His face to shine upon you To shine upon you and be gracious And be gracious unto you The Lord lift up the light of his countenance upon you And … Continue reading
Posted in Christianity, Music
Tagged blessings, John Rutter, peace, postaday2011, shine, The Lord Bless You and Keep You, Westminster Abbey Choir
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Makarios
All Saints Day is a day for us to especially hold in our minds the saints of our world, known and unknown to us… to look toward goodness and remember those who have died for goodness, and who still live … Continue reading
Posted in *Favourites*, Bible (passages and study), Christianity, Deep Thinking, Love
Tagged All Saints Day, blessings, Church, community, God, Greek, happy, Jesus Christ, law, makarios, Matthew 5, peace, postaday2011, Religion
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