I have always loved Winter.
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The Irish, since the times of the ancient Celts of that green land, have cherished the idea of ‘thin spots’ - believing, that though the Almighty is always near, there are times and places when tha
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Angels announced the First Advent of our Lord, as they will the Second.
We too join in the singing and the Joy of their God's-Spell announcements.
Music - Laurie Barber
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95 % of the videos and pics in this movie were created by me - along with the theme score: 'Killaveny.' The tune title is named after the Irish townland in Co Wicklow, Ireland - home of my Willough
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There is a certain and inevitable outcome to our lives. We shall not live for ever. And that’s a fact.
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There are lots of reasons to be unhappy in life
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No reason why Reepicheep can't visit Toronto as well.
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There's got to be another way.
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There is beauty in the pain,
And brilliance borders the insane,
No night can stop the breaking dawn
Nor rivers dammed from flowing on.
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The importance and key to listening to people is underscored in this helpful comment by Henri Nouwen, from the book Bread for the Journey: A Daybook of Wisdom and Truth.
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God's description of fasting in Isaiah 58 is not about things we might want to stop doing, but about things we ought to start doing -- during Lent, and always.
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Epiphany! - The Light of Christ dawns on the whole world, every nation, every person.
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The photo is from the Albert and Victoria Museum in London, England.
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A personal prayer using words adopted (and adapted) from Psalm 36.
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We have so much for which to thank our God.
Thanksgiving could be thanks-living, each and every day.
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If you want to go fast, go alone. But if you want to go far - go together.
- African proverb
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Once again autumn has come to us. It is sheer gift. There is a moral aspect to it (as you will note below). I am always somewhat somber and sad as fall days unfold.
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ALMIGHTY and most merciful Father; We have erred, and strayed from your ways like lost sheep. We have followed too much the devices and desires of our own hearts.
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Knowledge is great, but what to do with it? We need wisdom - but where to find it?
Knowing God and God's perspective on our world and on our lives is key.
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We join in worship, angels 'round the Throne
To worship Him whose death made us His own
With elders, saints and martyrs in that Room -
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The Psalmist (103: 15-18) speaks of the brevity of life but also of the promise of God's covenant love and mercy - a prompt to those who wisely determine to trust and obey the Lord.
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A movie - VERY loosely based on the New Testament story: 'The Prodigal.'
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'Coming Home' is a metaphor for all kinds of situations, as well as, literally, a return to the house, town or country of one's birth or upbringing.
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Life's opportunities and resources can be squandered.
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Having left home, we find ourselves in new surroundings - with all of its new thrills, expectations and challenges.
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We leave the home of our upbringing, sooner or later, for all kinds of reasons.
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This is a world in which good things and bad can and do happen. One is not always prepared. No - we are never really prepared when evil and disaster ascend upon us, as from the Abyss.
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There is such a thing as a healthy ego. Life would be bereft without it.
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Many people grow up, sons and daughters, in relatively stable, safe and well-provided for environments. Love and caring are evident and the necessities - and more, of life are abundant.
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