Tag: Jesus
The Dapper Man
Walking down the street the other day it felt like I had stepped into a time warp, into another world. For coming towards me was an elderly man all dressed up in his brown suit, tie and shoes. Cap on head and carrying a vintage brown briefcase. He could have stepped out of the 1960s due… Continue reading The Dapper Man
Sacred Moments
We all have moments in life when the Kingdom of God feels so real you could almost touch it. Moments of such significance, it's as if they are engraved on your heart. When you feel Heaven’s touch - at the Wedding, the birth of a child, the Baptism. Other significant times – an answered prayer over a… Continue reading Sacred Moments
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Trust in the One who knows
Heading outside to do something as mundane as putting the rubbish out, I took a moment to look up at the night sky. There is something amazingly reassuring about looking at the night sky knowing that the billion of stars scattered across it, like diamonds on velvet, are held in place by a God who… Continue reading Trust in the One who knows
The Pause that Refreshes
"The Pause that refreshes". A marketing slogan for Coca-Cola in the 1920's with wisdom for us in 2015. In the busyness of our days we should apply the same. Not so much the reaching for the carbonated soft drink but the pausing - the taking time, taking moments to pause, to let our soul breathe. Maybe, just maybe it's as simple… Continue reading The Pause that Refreshes
Enter the Quiet
"Let us be silent, so that we may hear the whisper of God" (Ralph Waldo Emerson) “His voice is the whisper after the noise” (Kalley Heiligenthal) The Lord said, “Go out and stand on the mountain in the presence of the Lord, for the Lord is about to pass by.” Then a great and powerful… Continue reading Enter the Quiet
The Secret of Versailles
It's all breathtakingly beautiful, glorious, magnificent. From the Hall of Mirrors to the vast gardens. The reception rooms with vaulted ceilings. Chandeliers, tapestries abound. The Palace of Versailles is althogether a breathtaking experience. Each room as glamourous as the last. Rich panelling and gilded furniture, murals painted in great detail on the ceilings. Paintings the size… Continue reading The Secret of Versailles
Encounter
"To eyes that see, every bush is a burning bush." (Eugene Peterson) "All of life is sacred, every crumb of bread and sip of wine is a Eucharist, a remembrance, a call to awareness of holiness right where we are." (Shauna Niesquist)
Tomorrowland
Scarlett O'Hara said, in the movie Gone with the Wind, "I'll think about that tomorrow". I must say I have always quite liked that quote. There is definitely some wisdom in thinking about some things tomorrow. Wisdom to not worry today about what is happening tomorrow. That hopsital appointment, that meeting, that pressure ahead. All our… Continue reading Tomorrowland
Blue Skies & Lollipops 