This is a mandala created by Françoise my partner who loves doing such things as a therapy but probably because for its own sake. The purpose of a mandala is to help transform ordinary minds into enlightened ones. This discipline is associated with Hindu and Buddhist cultures and are believed to represent different aspects of the universe and are used as Instruments of meditation and symbols of...
GOOD CHRISTIAN VIBES FIRST THING IN THE MORNING A contact of mine, Matt, is making an attempt to revive the Men's Christian group here in Midsomer Norton and suggested that we meet this morning Saturday the 11th of January in our local Wetherspoons. It was a breakfast meeting so started at 8 a.m thus necessitating setting my alarm and rising in the dark I decided to walk instead of taking the...
How can we be an effective evangelist? The association with the word and the Christian gospel is very strong. The word evangelist means the bringer of good news and it comes from the Greek euangelion, a compound of two words eu - meaning good, and angelos meaning messenger or angel. When Jesus was on the Earth he commanded his disciples to 'spread the good news'. The methodology used depends on...
https://www.youtube.com/live/lbbaxUC4eSQ So when did you last have an argument? When did you last have a dialogue with people with whom you disagreed? I think that many lessons can be drawn from this YouTube Christian versus Muslim where both are obviously very well informed and are jousting with each other without loss of respect. The first thing that I learn is that you need to back up your...
I've just listened to a Radio 4 file report saying that someone who was a convicted pedophile, Stephen Cottrell, is going to take over from the Archbishop of Canterbury during the interregnum period. What gets me is that when people are not only ignored but promoted and I do not understand the state of mind when people who have sex with underage people who are in their trust, ask to perform oral...
Today is very hot which is my excuse for doing very little apart from routine things, answering correspondence etc but one thing that I read shook me out of my day which I have printed in full below. It shows me how we can pass or semi ignore beautiful things for hundreds of times and then suddenly one fine day we take a look at the detail. Forwarded this email? Subscribe here for more The Last...
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