The Clallery

  Title:  Father, father & child Medium:  Photo effect Dimensions:  4R Artist:  Clara Description:  The Father is looking after the father & child in His love. Happy Father’s Day!

  Title:   A High Tea without Stacks Medium:  Acrylic on Canvas Dimensions:  Width 16” (40.6cm) x Height 12” (30.4cm) Artist:  Clara Description:  Let's sit together & enjoy our teatime. This "high tea without stacks" allows us to gaze beyond the horizon as we sip.

  Matthew 14:13-21 (NIV) Jesus Feeds the Five Thousand 13 When Jesus heard what had happened, he withdrew by boat privately to a solitary place. Hearing of this, the crowds followed him on foot from the towns.  14 When Jesus landed and saw a large crowd, he had compassion on them and healed their sick. 15 As evening approached, the disciples came to him and said, “This is a remote place, and it’s already getting late. Send the crowds away, so they can go to the villages and buy themselves some food.” 16 Jesus replied, “They do not need to go away. You give them something to eat.” 17 “We have here only five loaves of bread and two fish,” they answered. 18 “Bring them here to me,” he said.  19 And he directed the people to sit down on the grass. Taking the five loaves and the two fish and looking up to heaven, he gave thanks and broke the loaves. Then he gave them to the disciples, and the disciples gave them to the people.  20 They all ate and were satisfied, and the ...

Unlike other books by Eugene Peterson, each chapter of this book ("Tell It Slant: A Conversation on the Language of Jesus in His Stories and Prayers") is more-or-less self-contained. You can take a long break before returning to this book for the next chapter. Having said that, I still prefer lengthy books written by Eugene (e.g. "Christ Plays in Ten Thousand Places")