This week Cee has asked us for our BLACK &WHITE LINES AND ANGLES
Here are mine:
I know it’s not exactly what she meant but this is the line waiting to get in and see the Book of Kells at Trinity College in Dublin.
A bunch of lines and angles in the Guiness Factory Dublin
Today we are continuing our discussion through Romans 1:20 speaking about the Invisible Qualities of God. If you have missed any of our previous discussions they can be found on THE ROAD THROUGH ROMANS PAGE.
The verse in question is:
For since the creation of the world God’s invisible qualities—his eternal power and divine nature—have been clearly seen, being understood from what has been made, so that people are without excuse.
What this verse says is that God’s invisible qualities, the things which cannot be seen or touched, His essence, can be thoroughly perceived by what God has made. Those invisible things have to do with His everlasting never fading power and they prove His Godhood.
A.W. Tozer explains that their are 18 characteristics that are revealed about God. They Are:
1.Wisdom
2. Infinitude
3. Sovereignty
4. Holiness
5. Trinity
6. Omniscience
7. Faithfulness
8. Love
9. Omnipotence
10. Self- existence
11. Self sufficiency
12. Justice
13. Immutability
14. Mercy
15.Eternal in nature
16. Goodness
17. Graciousness
18. Omnipresence
As you look at this list think of the creation we live in. How are these qualities of God reflected even in our fallen creation?
Since we have all the time in the world let’s spend some time discussing these qualities.
See you tomorrow 🙂
Here is another posting for Rochelle’s Challenge, FRIDAY FICTIONEERS. This challenge involves writing a 100 word story from a photo prompt provided by Rochelle. You can click the underlined link to read Rochelle’s story and those of her contributors.
The photo prompt and my story are below:
Photo by: ceayr
Behind the Bamboo Curtain
by JE Lillie
My memory is long. As far back as I can remember it has always been me vs. him. Nephew vs. uncle. Reynard vs. Isengrim.
We have amassed and lost fortunes to each other. Throughout history The fox has outwitted the wolf. The wolf has overpowered the fox. He is stronger. I am smarter.
I think though, I have finally lost. He has trapped me behind this bamboo curtain. The magic woven in keeps me in human form. To weak to transform I cannot heal from the knife he has thrust in my back. Reynard, the fox, at last is dying.
For more on Reynard the fox…
Today the color we are being asked to share is COPPER
Here is the shade Jennifer’s contributors are trying to match:
Here are my attempts:
Coppery waters at Longwood Gardens
Click the underlined link above to observe how other photographers say the shade copper.
It’s time once again to SHARE YOUR WORLD. Every week our hostess, Cee, poses five questions, which her contributors answer. In that way we all come to know a little bit more about each other’s worlds.
Here are the questions and my answers:
What one thing are you really glad you did yesterday?
I am really glad that I got a jump on Good Friday and Easter music. I know it isn’t until March but that time is really going to fly.
Are you generally focused on today or tomorrow?
I try to plan about six months ahead so I can actually focus on today. Some days it works better than others.
Would you want a guardian angel/mentor? What would they tell you right now?
I believe I have a guardian angel, but he is not my mentor. My mentor is the Holy Spirit and He has been speaking to me lately about walking in authority and not worrying so much about pleasing people.
Would you rather live in a cave house or a dome house made out of glass? (photos of the houses found on google search). I really really like the cave house. I am not much of a fan of houses you can see through. I like to hide in my home.
Bonus question: What are you grateful for from last week, and what are you looking forward to in the week coming up?
I am grateful to have accomplished all my concerts for the month last week. I enjoy them but it is nice to have a few weeks off between events. I am also glad I found someone to take over one of the monthly worship concerts I do. This creates room for growth.
This next week I am looking forward to taking a much needed break. I will spend a few days in Maine!
Please click the underlined link at the top of the post to Cee what other folks have shared.
This week’s fun foto challenge is all about PINK OR MAGENTA FLOWERS
There is so much to choose from in this arena:
The bright pink of the sea rose
to the pale pinks of tulips
or the soft pink of the French Rose.
Or the dog wood
If you would like to see some other pinks or magentas you can take a peek at them by clicking on the underlined link above.
Today we are continuing our study through Paul’s Letter To the Romans. We are still in chapter one and today we are looking at verse 20.
“For since the creation of the world God’s invisible qualities—his eternal power and divine nature—have been clearly seen, being understood from what has been made, so that people are without excuse.”
Romans is chock full of verses like this that on the surface are very straightforward but which spark a lot of questions that can take one off in a million directions. Here are a few questions that come to mind as I read this verse:
Well I might not be able to answer all of these questions to your satisfaction but over the next several days we will make a start of it.
Let’s begin with a review of what the verse is communicating up front.
God has built a message into the universe that points to Him. That message tells us what God is like and for that reason alone nobody will ever be able to say, “Nothing in my existence pointed me to God.” The very air we breathe and the very earth we tread speaks to us of God’s existence and His divine nature.
More on that tomorrow. If you have missed any of our discussions up until this point they can be found on THE ROAD THROUGH ROMANS PAGE.
We are back to the browns today as Jennifer has asked us to find the color: CHESTNUT.
You will find lots of chestnutty photos by clicking the underlined link.
Here is the shade:
Here is my photo:
The organ at St. Bavo’s in Haarlem
Today we are going CERULEAN with Jennifer’s Color Your World Challenge. You can find lots to be blue about by clicking the underlined link.
Here is the shade we are shooting for with our photos
Here are my choices:
the Gossamer Grid Above Amsterdam
Blarney Up!
THE SECRET KEEPER has launched prompt #21. Click the underlined link to find all the poetry and stories associated with this week’s prompt.
The Challenge Words are:
| SILENCE | EYES| HEART | DRUM | LIFE |
Soul Warning
by JE Lillie
Hidden drumbeats
In silence speak.
The heart sees that
Which eyes cannot.
My soul warns me,
“Save your life man!”
I never learn.
’28’ Form poetry
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