Weekend in Black and White - September 8, 2017

Our ship ms Rotterdam docked at Ålesund, Norway
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Prayer of the Day/Collect for 13th Sunday after Pentecost Year A

Credit: The Ratner Museum

God our Deliverer: We praise and thank you for calling servant-leaders like Moses to lead your people out of various forms of slavery. We thank and praise you for the apostle Paul, who inspires us to offer hospitality to strangers. We praise and thank you most of all for your Son, Jesus who calls us into the way of the cross that the world might know, see and be transformed with your healing love. In the name of Jesus our brother, friend, Saviour and Messiah, we pray. 

Weekend in Black and White - 19 August 2017

Bergen, Norway Cathedral
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Weekend in Black & White - 4 August 2017

Octagonal church at Geiranger Fjord, Norway
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Cycling Without Age

Ole Kassow of Copenhagen, Denmark is the founder of a relatively new organization called Cycling Without Age. It is an amazing organization that improves the quality of life for so many seniors. It is also catching on in many countries around the globe, including here in Canada. I like the focus on building inter-generational relationships through this healthy means of cycling. Here's an inspiring video featuring Ole Kassow. 

50 Years Ago: The Beatles' Love Is All You Need

I'm still an incurable Beatles fan after all of these years. Here's a recording of their 1967 song, now 50 years old-Love Is All You Need. This is one of my favourite Beatles songs for a couple of reasons. Theologically it is a 1960's version the love commandment in the Gospel of John and the First Letter of John, at least it is for me. Aesthetically it is brilliant and creative music. The Beatles were pioneers in symphonic rock and progressive rock. I love the symphony orchestra in this song, it blends in so well I think with the singing. What do you think? Feel free to leave a comment! 

Beatles - All You Need Is Love from SimDo on Vimeo.

Our trip to beautiful Norway

UNESCO World Heritage Site-Geiranger waterfalls

UNESCO World Heritage Site-Geiranger Fjord

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