Creativity: Painted Hands

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10 health habits that will help you live to 100

One of the pastors at Newbold mentioned this study in church today. After having learned about how scientists do studies and how hard it is for a scientist to publish his or her paper in a journal,  I’ve  come to trust  studies that are published in scientific, academic journals (this one is from the British [...]

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Childhood memories

I found this picture at my dad’s place. Made me smile. It’s me and my sister, Sandra, before a carnival. My mum did a pretty good job dressing us up

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Woman – The link between man and animal.

In one of my classes we were touching on the issue of ordination of women (in order to work as a pastor you need to be ordained). In several (conservative) christian circles women is seen as inferior to men, and the role of the pastor is perceived as a role that should be taken [...]

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Back

I’m sitting in the hallway, waiting for Maya. We’re going to Bracknell. It’s like I haven’t been away. It feels like I was here yesterday. Except that the tea cups are not at the same place in the cafeteria. Familiar faces are smiling at me. Jonathan says “Hi Serina!”. Hearing him greeting me by name [...]

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Only Moments to Live

Oh, I’ve had my moments, and if I had to do it over again, I’d have more of them. In fact, I’d try to have nothing else. Just moments, one after another, instead of living so many years ahead of each day.
-Nadine Stair, 85 years old.

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Loving you

“Sometimes I believe in fate
but the chances we create
always seem to ring more true
you took a chance on loving me
I took a chance on loving you”
Katie Melua: If you were a sailboat

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Our own way

“When we try to find our own way in the world, instead of seeking out God’s way, we reach out for what we think will be more than God wants us to have – and we end up with far less: with broken friendships, marriages and families; with corrupt governments and legal institutions; [...]

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Full Catastrophe Living

While we are now blessed with “24/7 connectivity”, so we can be in touch with anybody anywhere, at any time, we may be finding, ironically enough, that it is more difficult than ever to actually be in touch with ourselves. What is more, we may feel that we have less time in which to do [...]

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The Silence of God

Lars showed me this lyric today. It’s written by Andrew Peterson. I’d like to share it with you.
It’s enough to drive a man crazy; it’ll break a man’s faith
It’s enough to make him wonder if he’s ever been sane
When he’s bleating for comfort from Thy staff and Thy rod
And the heaven’s only answer is [...]

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