‘Hey God’ by John Roedel Me: Hey God. God: Hello..... Me: I'm falling apart. Can you put me back together? God: I would rather not. Me: Why? God: Because you aren't a puzzle. Me: What about all of the pieces of my life that are falling down onto the ground? God: Let them stay there for a while. They fell off for a reason. Take some time and decide if you need any of those pieces back. Me: You...
Month: September 2022
I admit I am stunned by this – an unlikely lesson in faith
Most people don't use imagine-ation when writing a piece. This writer, Lisa Loraine Baker, has the talent of putting the reader in the picture and I read this thorough whilst being side tracked from something complete different. I reproduce it in full. Can you imagine what it felt like to face a Roman death penalty in the early first century? The Romans, masters of cruelty, didn’t give a...
A couple of days in Cardiff
I always follow my instincts when it comes to travel. I got the idea lat Friday that we should do a brief visit to Cardiff in Wales. It is quite close to us. As the crow flies it is 32 miles but more like 55 miles by car. We debated whether to go by car or take a coach from Bristol. The latter would take door to door about 3 hours 30 minutes and would cost £32 return for two. We decided to do...
Loneliness or enjoying your own company?
BJ – We have a certain loneliness due to our intrinsic state, secondly due to our awareness, and trying to resurrect the dead – who is going to want to seek the light when they are stuck in fear and the two just don’t go together JB – Jesus had a bit of a problem with the Sanhedrin didn’t he. Ours is the same type of problem. BJ – and frankly it is so what has changed? JB – entropy has increased...
Special article : This is the way to go when a loved one departs this life
This came up when I was on vacation in Cardiff It's a great role model if you know someone who is about to depart. My Sunflower has blown away Blazing Reader: This is hardest email I've ever written. My wife Nicole said when she passed she wanted to be in my arms with me chanting in her ear. On Tuesday night, at 11:30pm, it was as she wished. Trouble viewing this photo? Click here. As you may...
Near Death Experience, and a day meeting people
If you are the slightest bit 'down' then do watch this video. We all believe in 'life after death' but this is a living breathing example of the reality. So today, a lovely sunny Saturday, we became part of the Somerset art trail, which takes place for a roughly one week period in the Autumn. We first went to Shepton Mallet to the prison to see...
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