#274

Stormy Turner clouds over Manhattan

#260

Times Square casts a faint blush of light in the dense fog at twilight...

#249

Drizzly morning but the sky still manages to be autumnal and beautiful...

#228

Rain leaving...


'Death on a mountain is not frightening or appalling. Personal loss is one thing; fear of death another. I suppose if I were a philosopher I should care nothing for the place or manner of my death. As I am not, I must confess I would prefer to die amid natural surroundings. When I am on a hill it seems to me that my consciousness, the very essence of spirit, expands to blend with the universe. It is in such moments of spiritual exaltation that we lose all fear, and understand how by this simple process we call death, the spirit discovers that unity with a Divine love for which it craves.' (The Mountain Top, Frank S. Smythe p.38)

#179

Some sun getting through the rain and fog...

#171

A quiet, end of summer rain with unmenacing clouds floating easily by

'For nothing will be impossible with God.' (Lk 1.37)

#157

Goblin-like clouds melting in the first light of dawn as a quick rain passes through...


'Today, if you hear his voice, do not harden your hearts.' (Heb. 4.7)

#154

Dramatic, thunderous rain - the kind that raps loudly on the window with lightening that slices the sky - started last night, has tapered this morning to a drizzle...



'Since therefore, the children share flesh and blood, he himself likewise shared the same things, so that through death he might destroy the one who has the power of death, that is, the devil, and free those who all their lives were held in slavery by the fear of death. For it is clear that he did not come to help angels, but the descendants of Abraham. Therefore he had to become like his brothers and sisters in every respect, so that he might be a merciful and faithful high priest in the service of God, to make a sacrifice of atonement for the sinsof the people. Because he himself was tested by what he suffered, he is able to help those who are being tested.' (He. 2.14-18)

#153

The after-rain sky shimmering in a silvery light...

'Devote yourselves to prayer, keeping alert in it with thanksgiving. At the same time pray for us as well that God will open to us a door for the word, that we may declare the mystery of Christ, for which I am in prison, so that I may reveal it clearly, as I should.' (Col. 4.2-4)

#139

Slightly more northerly view than usual to capture another rainbow. The recent rain doesn't get rid of the humidity; the humidity just hangs until another shower or storm passes through. Is it me or is the recent weather unusual...?

'Fight the good fight of the fiath; take hold of the eternal life, to which you were called...' (1Tim. 6.12)

#132

Currently awash in rainy fog...

More from Sunday's sermon: The problem with self-esteem isn't that we think too much of ourselves or that we think too little of ourselves - it is that we think of ourselves too much.

#131

Slightly different view to show the rainbow that appeared northeast yesterday afternoon during a sun shower...

#90

The skyline is a faint shadow this morning. Lots of gushing rain; love that sound - like washing being done in mass scale with great gusto and energy.

From the sermon yesterday on Galatians 5.16-26. These ('...the fruit of the Spirit is love, joy, peace, patience, kindness, goodness, faithfulness, gentleness and self-control.') are the 'communicable' attributes of God which must not be directly sought (original sin). Desires of the flesh start with desires for a good thing.

Realize that you are loved and cherished by God before you even start. The fallacy is to believe that if I manage the flesh, then I will grow in the Spirit. It is the reverse...

#72

A wet Monday morning with clouds like arms enveloping Manhattan.

Thought for the day: A delightful performance is a gift received; from there you can flow out - changed, by a glimpse of the eternal.

View #45

Again, the clouds are much more dramatic than the cityscape this rainy pre-Spring morning.

Thought for the day: "...as I went through the city and looked carefully at the objects of your worship, I found among them an altar with the inscription, 'To an unknown god.' What therefore you worship as unknown, this I proclaim to you. The God who made the world and everything in it, he who is Lord of heaven and earth, does not live in shrines made by human hands, nor is he served by human hands, as though he needed anything, since he himself gives to all mortals life and breath and all things. " Acts 17.23b-25

View #30 Don't mind it...

A cold wet winter's day. Actually it isn't that cold at 44 degrees F, just the damp makes it feel so.

I like the rain, even if it is a little inconvenient. I don't mind being inconvenienced by rain.

Thought of the day: There is a way you can choose to be at peace always - you can not mind feeling however you feel - sad, guilty, hurt, dejected... or even unhappy... or... happy.