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Blog a Koran Day - Allah and the Mosquito (Sura 2:26-27)
This entry is in honor of Blog a Koran Day (9/11), a wonderful initiative by Andrew Jones (Tall Skinny Kiwi) to help create understanding and respect between Moslims and Christians. My entry is inspired by Sura 2:26-27 from the Koran in which it is said that Allah compares himself to a tiny mosquito.
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Questions for a Daily Card during Lent in English
These are questions for a daily card during Lent in English. I started from Saturday week 2. Right now we are at Wednesday week 3, which is not the most uplifting question. Feel free to change my translations in real English.
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In Dutch
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In Between
This morning my daughter (12) went to school on her seven centimeter pumps. We have a new vacuum cleaner with a face on it: it has eyes and a mouth. By leaving for school she turned around, beaming a radiant smile to me and said: “It has a face!” She is still a child. -
Palm Sunday
It is Palm Sunday today. On this Sunday is remembered that Jesus entered Jerusalem. The people on the street waved with palm branches. He entered Jerusalem as a king, but he rode on a donkey, which is not an animal kings usually ride on. My card today is drawn to the question: How can I be a king as Jesus?
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Lent, Saturday, Fifth Week
Today my question is “What makes that my eyes see, my heart opens, and I heal?” It is inspired by John, who quotes Isaiah.
I have drawn a card from the Tarot of Jane Austen, Ten of Quills (Ten of Swords). I thought I never pulled it before and I scanned it, but I have.
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Library
Today I got an email from the public library that a book had arrived. I ordered this book on Thursday and today it is Saturday. It had to come all the way from Utrecht from a university library. Libraries are wonderful things.
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Pumps
Tomorrow a new episode in my life as a mother begins. My daughter, aged twelve, will wear pumps (heels 7 centimeter) to a big school party. I do not know if I am up to it. -
Lent, Wednesday, Fifth Week
My card for today was inspired by famous words of Jesus in John. He says about himself that he is a door for a cattle of sheep. Jesus leads them outside and they follow him because they know him. Outside he takes them to nice green grass (sheep is not meant belittling, although it sounds like that).
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Pricing
This morning I took a stern look at the prices for my courses with a friend who is good in pricing. I needed to raise the prices, and I did. We managed to do it in such a way that it is good for me and good for the clients. I am very happy.
