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Ightham Mote, Gables and Chimneys
17th Century painting of Amsterdam Harbour
Ablaze with colour - Caledon
Caledon Wild Flower Gardens
A pair of moccasins, CMC
1974 - Kazengula Crossing Zambezi
RCMP at the Centennial Flame, Centre Block, Ottawa
Approaching Sissinghurst Castle
On the edge of the world
Hospital - reading the Bible
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1979 - Hospital Gardens
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Devotional

Many of the poems are devotional in content or style.

 

Several have a biblical basis. I Am that I Am draws on the experience of Moses before the burning bush; Tablets of Stone, refers to his experience on Mount Sinai; Ascension was written on Ascension Day on the slopes of a Swiss mountain.

 

Some, like The Sacredness of Silence come from meditation in a chapel; others, like In the Garden, from experiencing the beauty of creation.

 

Many follow the Salvationist tradition of expressing spiritual experience in ‘the testimony’. Saved in Time is an example.

 

The themes of life and death appear frequently. Expressionless Death however contrasts with a strong conviction about a commitment to life and living as shown in For Life.
# Article Title Date
1 God in Quotes August 2010
2 The Wrestlers July 2010
3 Renewal June 2010
4 Interpretation May 2010
5 Self-Realization May 2010
6 Van Gogh's Good Friday April 2010
7 Incarnation November 2009
8 Variations on a Theme September 2009
9 The Book September 2009
10 Prayer Walk July 2009
11 Credit Crunch Crucifixion April 2009
12 Work Horse February 2009
13 Journey from Babylon February 2009
14 Natural Selection January 2009
15 Credit Crunch Magnificat September 2008
16 Ultimate Reflections September 2008
17 Unforgettable August 2008
18 Fully Cleansed July 2008
19 The Symphony June 2008
20 Beyond Belief April 2008
21 For Life March 2008
22 Rightly Named June 2005
23 Tablets of Stone July 2004
24 Match-Making July 2004
25 As Time Goes By May 2004
26 Random Thoughts July 2003
27 Ascension June 2003
28 Woman, Why are You Weeping? March 1999
29 Instrument of Peace July 1995
30 The Sacredness of Silence January 1984
31 The Renewing of the Saints November 1982
32 Zebedee Remembers September 1978
33 The Conflict March 1978
34 Sunday Morning Testimony November 1976
35 Depression October 1976
36 In the Garden April 1976
37 Expressionless Death April 1976
38 Imprisonment January 1976
39 A Song at Midnight October 1975
40 The Marriage is Made Holy August 1973
41 Beatitude Reflections May 1972
42 I Am that I Am August 1971
43 Silent Worship May 1971
44 At His Appointing June 1970
45 Saved in Time February 1968
46 Mary's Meditation June 1967
47 Trinity June 1963