Author Archives: Barrie Cooper

Angels……stained glass window….reality…or fiction? All I can say is that in my exerience, angels do turn up at the right moment! Not announced in a big fanfare, but gently walking alongside, and guiding and understanding and helping to change direction or see more clearly. The depiction above in a stained glass window speaks of theContinue reading “Messengers of light..”

The hill is Roseberry Topping, in the Cleveland hills. A unique hill in a landscape of much variation….dependent on the underlying rocks and their variation of weathering. We too are affected and changed by the chances and changes of life and how we deal and react to them. There are many challenges for each ofContinue reading “On top of the world….”

The setting sun can sometimes paint its own picture for us to reflect upon. It is the ending of the day but the beginning of the night and starlight. The photograph captures the transitional moment from light to darkness. This moment can be reflected in our lives as we move from one stage to another.Continue reading “Setting…..”

Jesus said… ‘whoever drinks the water I give them will never thirst. Indeed, the water I give them will become in them a spring of water welling up to eternal life.” John 4;14 We recentlyhad the wonderful experience of going to St Winefrid’s Well at Holywell in North Wales. A big thanks to our friends,Continue reading “Eternal life….”

How is your ‘step taking these days? I’m thinking that with all that is going on in the world and in our individual lives, steps may be a little tentative, with a degree of holding back and waiting. I’ve used doors, as a metaphor, in other blogs, basically because they get us thinking about ourContinue reading “Take a step….”

….they who wait for the Lord shall renew their strength; they shall mount up with wings like eagles; they shall run and not be weary; they shall walk and not faint. (Isaiah 40 verse 31) Well not exactly an eagle, but nevertheless definitely a bird, soaring aloft, and experiencing the power of flight! The prophet Isaiah createsContinue reading “Flight….”

Seemingly so! Just the one solitary poppy, bursting into life and colour. But surrounded by other poppies, preparing themselves for flowering and holding their heads high! There are moments for each of us when we can feel alone. Personal circumstances, life choices, the list is endless. The picture reveals that the single poppy is notContinue reading “Alone?”

I spotted this photograph as I was looking through my photographs for inspiration; something I do each time I write a blog. Sometimes it is the thought that starts me off, and I search for an appropriate photograph. Today, the photograph spoke to me. It drew me in because of the vibrant colours of theContinue reading “Immersion….”

A large outdoor plug hole. Unusual, suprising and in a strange way captivating. The phrase ‘pulling the plug’, has a sense of ending with the possibility of new directions. You may be going through such a moment in your life as you read this. The photograph captures the movement of water from a banked riverContinue reading “Pulling the plug…..”

‘But the Lord has become my stronghold, and my God the rock of my refuge.'(Psalm 24; 22). I have no idea what your response is to this offering from Psalm 24. There is the sense of the imovable and strong and unbreakable. God promises us many things, but we need to be ‘tuned in’ to what isContinue reading “Refuge..”