We wait for the blessed hope — the glorious appearing of our great God and Savior, Jesus Christ, who gave himself for us to redeem us from all wickedness and to purify for himself a people that are his very own, eager to do what is good. — Titus 2:13-14
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How much better to get wisdom than gold, to choose understanding rather than silver! — Proverbs 16:16
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A vista at the #Denver Botanic Gardens. In the foreground is the unirrigated plains garden featuring grasses and wildflowers of the Great Plains. The area is periodically burned. To the sides and background are trees of other areas of the garden.
#PalacesandGardens #Vistas #MobilePhotography 📷
Water fountains in front of Denver Union Station.
#Stunday #JustForFun #Denver #VideoVignette #MobilePhotography 🎥
🎵 Tokyo Cafe, TVARI (Pixabay)
And now for something completely different…
Tove Jansson (Finland/Sweden 1914‑2001)
Still life with spring flowers, 1939
oil on panel, 61 x 45 cm
There’s so much wonderful street art in Portugal. This wonderful mural is in Águeda.
Our old friend & band leader Bob “Mississippi Spoonman” Rowell born September 16, 1952 at Kosciusko, MS.
Drums/percussion/spoons/vocals.
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Bursts of hope...
Epsom Downs, Surrey: looking through the images taken of this Wheatear last week I hadn’t noticed the invert that is hitching a lift on its bill - possibly a weevil sp?
Everytime I go hiking, I always end up taking pictures like it’s the first time I’m seeing it. NM’s scenery is so beautiful, it’s hard to not stop and take a picture, even if it’s the 20th time I’ve hiked this trail. It’s also so nice to see how green the Sandias are!
📍South Piedra Lisa Trail
Remains the greatest title in church history.
Sunday's Readings: Jesus teaches that our decision, if it is to be wise, should be predicated on the future and not the present. #Episcopal #Anglican #Catholic #liturgy #lectionary #pastor #preaching
Latest #News: Dallas Consecration: "A Wonderful Day." #EpiscopalChurch #Dallas
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Clyde Built
Built to the design of the famous "Telford Kirks" this lovely rural church is home to an object connected with a 7th century Celtic saint and is our #ScottishChurchOfTheWeek. The present Glenlyon Church at Innerwick was built in 1828 on the site of an earlier church.
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Today's the feast day of St Ninian, an early Christian missionary that tradition asserts brought Christianity to south west Scotland.
Here's a dramatic window depicting the 5th century Celtic saint by the Scottish artist Roland Mitton, installed in 1980 in St Ninians Old Parish Church in Stirling.
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#聖書
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None: As it is written, There is none righteous, no, not one: There is none that understandeth, there is none that seeketh after God. God: For the Son of man is come to seek and to save that which was lost. Some: And ye shall seek me, and find me, when ye shall search for me with all your heart.
None of us individually is going to save the world. But each of us can do something. And here's something that's one of the world's largest sources of microplastic pollution and energy waste. I'm talking about clothes.
Ecumenical Patriarch Bartholomew, the spiritual leader of Eastern Orthodox Christians, is making his first visit in four years to the United States.
Leo told the participants that the issues are of "urgent relevance" and "are very dear to me, just as they were to my venerable predecessors St. John Paul II, Benedict XVI and Francis."
"May we learn to listen to your wounds and walk together," Pope Leo XIV said in his homily Sept. 15, the feast of Our Lady of Sorrows.
@thirstytwins.satan.social What in #hell you doing with @thesatanictemplegermany.de @thedevil.bsky.social you #godless creep!!! stay in #hell your a #siner
@thirstytwins.satan.social What in #hell you doing with @thesatanictemplegermany.de @thedevil.bsky.social you #godless creep!!! stay in #hell your a #siner
This morning, United Methodists joined faith leaders on Capitol Hill for A Pentecost Witness for a Moral Budget—a faith-based stand against the proposed federal budget that targets the most vulnerable among us.
#umc #beumc #congress #budget
Sometimes I miss Portland
