Holy spirit, life that gives life,moving all things,rooted in all beings;you cleanse all things of impurity,wiping away sins,and anointing wounds,this is radiant, laudable life,awakening and re-awa
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There's always an open invitation from God to come Home to God. The coming is described in various ways in Scripture.
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The Body of Christ is comprised of all believers, each member an important part. And yet, we cannot function by ourselves. We need each other desparately.
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The Christian Life is not easy - and there are many adversaries and obstacles, including one big Adversary. We are to keep watch with necessary vigilance.
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See! The winter is past; the rains are over and gone.Flowers appear on the earth; the season of singing has come;
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Laurie Barber shares about the purpose of the site, why he created it and what he hopes it achieves.
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Usually, I will be posting all things to do with genealogy in that section of this site.
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A brief 'card intro' to Tochar Studios.
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Recently, scientists have observed the moment of conception when a sperm meets an egg, noting that in that instant there occurs a bright flash of light.
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I don't pretend to understand much if anything of what this video is talking about, but I think it may describe a very important discovery that will add greatly to our understanding of how the worl
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Watching and listening to an interview this week (see HERE) of Bono of the Irish Band U2 - and Eugene Peterson, pastor, teacher
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I love this interview, which I've 'pointed to' on YouTube, produced by 'Fuller Studio' - a video in which Ireland's Bono (of the Ireland-based band, U2) and pastor, author and theologian E
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What if we just manage to make our church more like the Pharisees than like Jesus?!
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Read - Romans 8:18 – 27 and Isaiah 40: 27 – 31
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Life is indeed hard - and harsh. All of at times are tempted to complain. Well, actually more than tempted . . . we do whinge and whine don't we? - not that it helps.
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Some random photos. I love photography and the gift of travel in recent years.
Music: 'November Rain'
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The hymnwriter Joseph Addison (1672-1719) wrote in The Spectator, London, issue 453, on August 9th, 1712. An essay had been delivered on 'gratitude' and the hymn followed.
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Apparently one cannot change the past, nor yet the future - but only the ‘now.’
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As Christians, we live in this in-between mean-while, believing and hoping in God and His better Future even when so much of the evidence seems to be to the contrary. St.
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In Psalm 19, the writer asserts that God is revealed and can be known through both Creation and Revelation, through the 'Book of Nature' and the 'Book of Scripture.'
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UPDATE TO WHAT FOLLOWS. I have found the record of the birth of James Stratton, son of Thomas Stratton, labourer and Sarah Newman - Pewsey Registration District of Wiltshire, Engla
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The entry of Jesus into Jerusalem on Palm Sunday, centuries ago, was met with welcome, wonder and anger. Listen and discover why.
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The week of the celebration of St. Patrick's life, I am of course thinking of beautiful Ireland, and some of my own family roots there.
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