Questions

Questions, questions, questions, the Bibles full of questions. Trying to find answers to them can be both an uplifting and an uncomfortable experience – Jesus asks many questions of us –

By Derek Buckthorpe 13th February 2011 Off

Prayer

What’s your favourite picture or painting? Constable’s Haywain? – Van Gough’s Sunflowers – Renoir’s boating party – the Mona Lisa – the Sistine Chapel? Paintings bring pleasure, they can be inspiring, challenging, calming, relaxing, we can admire the whole, or look into every corner, or image – every brush stroke. It’s said that every painting…

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Picture/Painting

What’s your favourite picture or painting? Constable’s Haywain? – Van Gough’s Sunflowers – Renoir’s boating party – the Mona Lisa – the Sistine Chapel? Paintings bring pleasure, they can be inspiring, challenging, calming, relaxing, we can admire the whole, or look into every corner, or image – every brush stroke. It’s said that every painting…

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New

So what’s new? – Well – we’re two weeks into the New Year – the sales are in full swing – encouraging us to go out and buy new things – its exciting and lifts us – starting out on a new job or new task can be exciting too – it gives us a…

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Meals

Eating Out! – something we all enjoy. Whether its to celebrate a birthday – an anniversary – The blue Velvet Ball. Good food – good wine – good company – all help to make it an occasion to remember. On the Thursday of the final week in Jesus’ life – Jesus planned a special meal…

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