Monthly Archives: June 2012

Blessing

Posted on June 30, 2012 by

Giving self, freely. Seeking good for others. Putting the ego second and seeking my neighbour’s welfare.   How hard! To deny self. Come last. My own desires wants and cravings – unmet.   It’s unnatural. Un-human.   But … it … Continue reading →

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Blessed to be a Blessing

Posted on June 29, 2012 by

… and all peoples on earth will be blessed through you. Gen 12:3b When Abram (later Abraham) was told by God that he was “blessed to be blessing”, Abram was one of the few people with whom God had had … Continue reading →

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Directions to … or for?

Posted on June 28, 2012 by

I saw this sign in Norway:

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Eighty Year Olds Holding Hands

Posted on June 27, 2012 by

The couple I wrote about in yesterday’s post were always holding hands – especially in church. It was a great encouragement to younger married couples that people in their 80s could sit in church holding hands like young lovers. Once, … Continue reading →

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The Grubby Book

Posted on June 27, 2012 by

Whoever dwells in the shelter of the Most High will rest in the shadow of the Almighty. I will say of the Lord, “He is my refuge and my fortress, my God, in whom I trust.” Psalm 91:1&2 In a previous vocation I had … Continue reading →

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By Faith in Christ I Walk With God – John Newton

Posted on June 26, 2012 by

Yesterday I posted one of Newton’s hymns which was not Amazing Grace. I couldn’t help myself. Here is another. What I love about his words/poetry is the intersection of Biblical truth with life’s experience. This hymn also has echoes of … Continue reading →

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Begone Unbelief – John Newton

Posted on June 25, 2012 by

The trouble with writing a great hymn like Amazing Grace is that the poet’s other hymns are forgotten. John Newton wrote many hymns;  a number with his friend William Cowper (The Olney Hymns). However if you peruse Newton’s hymns you … Continue reading →

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Enduring Persecution for Christ

Posted on June 24, 2012 by

From: ENDURING PERSECUTION FOR CHRIST by John Calvin “Therefore, on seeing how the Church of God is trampled upon in the present day by proud worldlings, how one barks and another bites, how they torture, how they plot against her, how … Continue reading →

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“Holy, Holy Holy!”

Posted on June 23, 2012 by
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Who is the Prettiest One Of All?

Posted on June 22, 2012 by

Yesterday I wrote a poem (Mirror, Mirror) which reflected on an old theme – Narcissism. Many young (and not so young) people are hooked on acceptance via social media. It gives their lives electricity and meaning. From the first thing … Continue reading →

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