“In order for the light to shine so brightly, the darkness must be present.” - Francis Bacon “And he came into all the district around the Jordan, preaching a baptism of repentance for forgiveness of sins;” Luke 3.3 My favourite photographs are black and white. With cheerful and distracting colours removed, the eyes are able… Continue reading The Glorious and Dreadful Good News
Category: Jesus
It Was All God’s Doing
“Because of the tender mercy of our God, with which the Sunrise from on high will visit us, ‘to shine upon those who sit in darkness and the shadow of death’, to direct our feet in the way of peace.” Luke 1:78-79 It was all God’s doing. I find that easy to forget after many… Continue reading It Was All God’s Doing
It’s Just a Silly Sunday School Song
I love music. I love to sing songs and almost always have music playing, no matter where I am. As the music plays, I sing along, sometimes quietly, sometimes not so much, and definitely never in tune. I’m singing to the Lord, so I figure by the time my sour notes reach heaven, the Lord… Continue reading It’s Just a Silly Sunday School Song
A Promise Kept
Bleeding heart in my garden I planted a new-to-me perennial in my garden last year, which bloomed for the first time this spring. Rows of tiny, delicate white flowers arched along drooping branches. I gazed in amazement at the aptly named blossom with heart shaped petals that burst open and bled out from the bottom.… Continue reading A Promise Kept
Good Friday’s Great Exchange
“Out of the anguish of his soul he shall see and be satisfied; by his knowledge shall the righteous one, my servant, make many to be accounted righteous, and he shall bear their iniquities.” Is. 53:11 When I was a child, my dad always gave me a large chocolate bunny for Easter. I love chocolate,… Continue reading Good Friday’s Great Exchange
The Light for My Path 