What if denominations were clusters of churches bent on being part of a missional movement, part of a new mission-shaped atmosphere and ethos. To 'get there from here' will involve ch
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In Spring - coming soon to a garden near you.
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Nevertheless, not my will but Yours be done . . .
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An old wooden house still standing in Lanark County, Ontario. The Ottawa Valley
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Rural churches have always known that they cannot survive by themselves.
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When our first granddaughter was stillborn, we very much appreciated those who had foreseen that this kind of thing happens, and had decided to do something in the light of the deep pain and disapp
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I was struck and then mused over some words in a review by Claudia FitzHerbert of the book: “Burying the Bones: Pearl Buck in China”, by Hilary Spurling.
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George Watson's model railroad with this scene depicting an old Canadian Pacific boxcar and a diorama street scene of a by-gone day.
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Maybe it doesn’t matter – it’s not all that important to set out to do some thing perfectly, with excellence.
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St. Patrick – a sinner . . .
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Taken in Temple Bar, Dublin.
Temple Bar is a series of streets on the south bank of the River Liffey. It is promoted for tourism as Dublin's cultural quarter and has a lively nightlife.
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Dublin Fountain and StatuesThis sepia photo was taken while I was visiting in Dubling, Ireland. It is not far from Trinity College in a busy student and commercial area.
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Sepia of door at ruined Dunluce Castle in County Antrim, Northern Ireland.
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Cro Patrick, Westport, Cp. Mayo, IrelandCro Patrick; also Cruachán Aigle – [Irish Cruach Phádraig, Patrick’s stack or cone].
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Trinity College, Dublin, IrelandThis beautiful, bronze, globe-shaped Sphere Within Sphere by Italian sculptor Arnaldo Pomodoro is on the campus grounds of Trinity College, Dublin.
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We were on our way to Iona, the Holy Island. But we flew into Glasgow, the home city of my wife's paternal line - Glasgow in Lanark County, Scotland.
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I love flowers - I didn't use to even notice them. But now their beauty reminds me of not only 'here' but 'there' - of a blorious Creation present and the fullness of one yet coming.
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To sit and rest, think or write; to muse and get one’s thoughts out on paper – or perhaps a photo.
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The art and creativity of some folk is just astounding, at least to me.
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All nature waits its full and final freedom . . .
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Crumbling Old Ontario BarnWe take for granted that these old barns, all over Ontario, will be around for ever. They won’t be.
This reminder of another day can be found just east of Rockwood, Ontario.
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Have you seen the glass bell? Well, this is the glass ball - and it too is gorgeous.
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Places of refuge, escape, new sight-lines and perspectives. We all need to get away sometimes.
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Love the creativity! I stopped by the roadside in Rockwood, Ontario, a beautiful town with evocative sights and places new and old. My camera captured a bit, not all, of the beauty I saw.
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Rural churches have always known that they cannot survive by themselves.
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The wonder of summer flowers.
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This street in Carlton Place, Ontario, a wonderful old town in the Ottawa Valley, takes one back to earlier times. A few streets over, and we are into today, and even tomorrow.
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Barn: Lanark County, OntarioThis photo was taken in the Ottawa Valley - old log barns in Lanark County, with 'newer' yet. The wonder is they've survived so long, still used for intending purpose.
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A Valentine bouquet, but flowers of love for any day.
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