Sirach 3:25

Without knowledge,

There is no wisdom.

Practice can make it easier

Eccliastes 11:1

 

Spread your bread upon the waters

it will always come back

Soggy, but back

Qur'an 72:8

The jinn found stern guards

And shooting stars in heaven

So, what’s not to like?

Numbers 7

The Tabernacle

anointed, and consecrated

with livestock, silver and oil.

Oh my!

Happy Thanksgiving!

Thank you, Lord

For all the gifts you give and

Also for the challenges

Psalms 4:6

Many say,

"Let us see some good!"

So, what have they done

Towards this lately?

Judges 4

There was

No king in Israel

Beneath a palm,

Deborah judged

Qur'an 2:139-142

The Prophet asked,

Who knows better, you or God?

Seems like a good question

Proverbs 23:4

Have the wisdom to show restraint.

I'll tell Macy’s,

"Keep your darn coupons!"

Halakhah (Commandments)

Six-hundred-thirteen?

Really?

Two!

Love God,

Love your neighbor

Just do it.



Genesis 6:4

Sons of God married daughters of men.

See? The good ones are always taken!



Berea vs Thessalonica

       Bereans read the word,

    Questioned it and Paul,

    And then they believed

Ecclesiasticus 3:1

For everything, a season;

Time to seek your purpose

And embrace it

Qur'an 2:177

The righteous believe in God,

And angels

And the Book

And the prophets

Genesis 2

                                                                                            

Adam named all the animals.

How’d he remember them all?

Tattoos?



Psalms

Sing a Psalm of David’s

His words full of meanings

Sing them full of joy

Leviticus 19:18

I will e’er love You.

You must love me.

You are to love Them.

Simple, huh?

Qur'an 46:8

   

If I have invented it,

Naught can save me from God.

              He knows the truth

Qur’an 46:8

Enoch Walked and Talked with God

Ending Enoch’s last walk on Earth,

God said,

“Let’s go to my house and chill”

Genesis 5:24

with help from dearest Bro Duke

I've Been Thinking...

In June a wonderful woman, Holly Knott, redesigned my website. In the process, she asked lots of thoughtful questions. Several were about blog presence. At the time, I decided I wanted two blogs, one representing my art, and the other, my goal to share my theological study and thoughts. By the time the new, beautiful, site was up, I had decided one blog was enough. The BFF will insert here that, unless I start to write, zero blogs will be sufficient. She is correct, per usual (was that a "huff" I heard?), which has lead me to my 4-month-long dilemma. 

Yesterday, I was gifted with a solution that appeals to many sides of moi. I intend it to be serious, thoughtful, whimsical, illustrated, meaningful, amusing and thought-provoking, though rarely at the same time. AND it will be more frequent, because I will not feel forced to make every post worth reading. Oh, the burden of the blogger! So, patient friends, I present the first installment of Haiku for YHWH. (I am also open to suggestions for a new title)

Moses died at God’s command

His vigor unabated

Holy Wow!

 

 

Deuteronomy 34:5-7

 

For July 4, 2011; From Albert Einstein

The important thing is not to stop questioning

Time Travel, or Something More...?

Consider this...

two weary women searching the streets of 

Chelsea for a small respite, an island

of peace and a small libation, when, entering 

a likely establishment,

they find themselves in...

At the service bar, two waiters are discussing

 the festivities of the previous night. 

Apparently, Dean Martin and some friends

finally closed the bar around 4 am. 

The bartender, joining the conversation,

 called the the revellers

"Mr Martin, Miss MacLaine and Mr Davis"

There were also a few unnamed hangers-on

(in 2011 they would have been called "entourage")

 and a man referred to only as "the Chairman" - I'm pretty sure he wasn't Mao!

We were shown to a banquette, and our server extracted himself  from his conversation

 long enough to ask us for our

order and to tell us we had missed

"one helluva party" last night.

You question my memory?  I have pictures!

Judging by the age of the clientele and the food

they were served:

Yes, it's a big photo, but it was a big lobster!

What were we to do? 

Surrendering to the overwhelming atmosphere,

I ordered:

A MANHATTAN!

Really, how could I not?

Not long after the Manhattan, we extricated ourselves from...

and went on to buy Tom's shoes!

On to the Ubiquitous Street Event!

So, on to the Washington Square Art Festival.
Looks like a lot of other street events in NYC, with the
exception of the Holiday Markets.
The Holiday Markets have more high-end stuff and
IT'S COOLER!


So, we're ambling along...we're ambling...
we're ambling...I pause to absorb this beautiful site:

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I glance to my left and, the BFF has disappeared!,


Often, this means she has been walking briskly rather than strolling or,
Heaven forbid, ambling.
But, no, not ahead (her blond head can generally be
spotted above the throng)...she is behind!


She has been CAPTURED by a very tall attractive Asian man!
He is massaging her shoulders and murmuring something
as he guides her to...aha! A booth with those kneel-on massage
chairs is ahead.  Hmmm...how will she extricate herself
 from this situation, I wonder?


Quelle surprise!
She has fallen into his trap and is nodding!
 I have paused in amazement when a short, motherly
co-worker takes my hand and urges me to join the BFF.
It takes little coaxing (but, did you notice the difference in personnel?),
as I leap over bystanders to find a chair.
All is going to plan when my new friend, after drumming on my back,
shows me a paper towel and says,
"You hot! You wet!"
Yes, yes I am.
She dries my neck with the previously presented
paper towel.  The rest is but a pleasant memory.
Ahhh! 
Now, on to find refreshment...

First on the List

We have a plan; first was to take the R train to
Washington Square, where there was an outdoor
art thingy. 

No, this isn't the art thingy, but it is art!

And it looks as if this was, or will be
music.  As an aside, how trusting must
this musician be to just leave his instrument
all alone? 

New York, New York!

I was in New York City recently visitingmy BFF Jo.  First, we visit our blog-friend, Buster.  His blog is My Life by Buster, http://ewix2.blogspot.com/.  While we were walking in Chelsea, we met one of his friends, Biggie.  Buster is surprised that we knew Biggie just from his blog.