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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Weekend in black & white - July 7, 2017

Old anchor on land near Stavanger, Norway harbour

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The Reformation in Wittenberg: Part III

In 1522 Luther preached to the citizens of the town a sermon which included these lines:

   Here let us beware lest Wittenberg become Capernaum [cf. Matt. 11:23]. I notice that you have a great deal to say of the doctrine of faith and love which is preached to you, and this is no wonder; an ass can almost intone the lessons, and why should you not be able to repeat the doctrines and formulas? Dear friends, the kingdom of God,—and we are that kingdom—does not consist in talk or words [I Cor. 4:20], but in activity, in deeds, in works and exercises. God does not want hearers and repeaters of words [Jas. 1:22], but followers and doers, and this occurs in faith through love. For a faith without love is not enough—rather it is not faith at all, but a counterfeit of faith, just as a face seen in a mirror is not a real face, but merely the reflection of a face [I Cor. 13:12]. Read the entire piece of Dr. West’s essay here.