Photos of my latest art plus what I saw when I took my two teenage sons to RAF Duxford airfield. Welcome one and all.

Greetings brothers and sisters. As my paintings are more important to me than aircraft, I shall post the photos of them first.

                      Okay folks, I believe that some of you know that when a painting I have created
                       to be viewed more than one way, I used to often sign the infinity symbol on the
                      the corners that showed the ways I liked to view them. Well now today I decided
                      just not to sign it at all. People know its my work, as I have taken a photo and
                      published it on a blog before anyone else could have the actual work and claim it
                      as their`s. Not that I am saying anyone would want to claim this relatively unknown
                      artists work.     
                      

              Hey! these postcards I made are @ the right size!                      

 
      Photos from two planes at Duxford

                                           Back to the postcards below.

                                         

                                          Yep folks I know this blog is going back and forth
                                          all over the place and this is to be expected at a time
                                          of war.  For me the war is against the Leukemia that
                                          started to invade my teenage son Harry a year or so
                                          ago and we are still fighting. So please pray those of
                                          you that do pray, for Harry to be well and healthy.
                                          We need more prayer warriors. This can be done &
                                          this family needs you!    

                                                     We are going to fight this. Joshua below left

                                          has stopped going to the boys boxing club in Luton

                                          whilst Harry isnt well enough to go, but he is working

                                          out on the punch bag and when I go around their house

                                          next I shall see if he wants me to put on the pads for

                                          him to do some pad work!

                                     Enemies come in all different disguises and so we have to be prepared. 

  This is just about all  for today folks, except for what my eldest sister sent me below and I shall share with you my beloved brothers and sisters. This is not an easy time for me folks, but when the going gets tough us artists start painting. Also I hit the floor praying for both my teenage sons and their mother, my ex-wife.








Please though I ask for your prayers for God to give me both the strength and courage to be a rock for those who need me to be strong at these times.
I think its okay for my eyes to be leaking at this moment whilst typing this, dont you!
 
Your brother of Christ and all the saints, Peter G Kimble.

Panting and painting blue. Some hot art. This is open to misinterpretation.

Good day to you one and all. Lets get straight into some art for you now, which I have done earlier today and before.

 Been out since pasting this. Out for a mooch with the pooch and my sister Viv. So I will share some of the photos I took, with little or no words.

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                            Fin.

A Gnostic Fish on Friday.

Good day to you and may love and blessings be upon you now and always. 

Below you can see what I have been working on for some time, but much time yesterday and today. It is almost finished, which in fact means it may never actually be completely finished, as  nor may I on this brief physical plane!

The Forbidden Sayings of Jesus.

Have you ever heard of the Gnostic Gospels? They’re a collection of 60 or so texts written from the first to third century, based on the wisdom teachings of several prophets and spiritual leaders—including Jesus. In fact, they’ve been referred to as  “the secret sayings of the savior”.
Many of the gospels were written in the first through third centuries, about the same time as their more famous brethren, Mark, Matthew, Luke and John. Once in wide circulation, these gospels were passed around fledgling churches throughout the Mideast and beyond and show the rich diversity of early Christian beliefs.
There’s just one problem: in the fourth century, the early Roman church declared the books heretical in an attempt to centralize authority and get all Christians literally on the same page. The edict came down not just to stop reading these books, but to destroy every last one of them.
In spite of the best efforts of the book burners, many of these texts survive today. A treasure trove of them were discovered in 1945 in Egypt. But they are largely ignored or even considered taboo by mainstream religions. (Two examples: the reverend at my local church acted as if he had never heard of them, while a mild-mannered former priest I know agitatedly called the texts “pure garbage” when I asked about them.)
So what are these Gnostic books all about and why do they strike fear and loathing in some people? I’ve read 30 to 40 of the texts and can report the themes are as varied as those found in the Bible, with topics ranging from creation mythology to wild tales of a coming apocalypse. Most interesting though, and perhaps most controversial, are the many passages about the sayings of Jesus.
Like the Bible, some of the passages will leave you scratching your head. Yet, there are common themes that come up again and again threading their way through several of the texts. The Web site The Gnosis Archive sums it up this way:

Gnosticism asserts that…direct, personal and absolute knowledge of the authentic truths of existence is accessible to human beings…and the attainment of such knowledge is the supreme achievement of human life.

The key words here are direct and personal. There are several Gnostic passages that state that you and I have the power to tap directly into the higher source of knowledge. Consider the two sayings that follow, both attributed to Jesus (followed by the name of the Gnostic text):

What you seek after (is) within you. ~The Dialogue of the Savior
Beware that no one lead you astray, saying ‘Lo here!’ or ‘Lo there!’  For the Son of Man is within you. Follow after him! Those who seek him will find him. ~The Gospel of Mary

Note the common words “within you”. They may sound innocent enough but they’re really quite radical. After all, if what we seek after is inside us, it cuts out the need for a middleman to reach God. Which may explain why in the early church and even today the Gnostic Gospels are considered religious texts non grata.
Other Gnostic books continue this theme by pointing out the rich rewards and wisdom that can be found by looking within. Again, all of these passages are said to be the actual words of Jesus:

He who has known himself has…already achieved knowledge about the depth of all. ~The Book of Thomas The Contender
Those who have come to know themselves will enjoy their possessions. ~Gospel of Phillip
That which you have will save you if you bring it forth from yourselves. ~Gospel of Thomas

There are also several additional interesting passages from the Gospel of Thomas, which many scholars think was written before the four traditional Gospels of the Bible. A common theme is that God and the Kingdom of Heaven are right in front of us, here on this Earth, if we can only learn to see them:

The Kingdom is inside of you and it is outside of you. ~Gospel of Thomas
Recognize what is in your sight, and that which is hidden from you will become plain to you. For there is nothing hidden that will not become manifest. ~Gospel of Thomas
His disciples said, “When will the Kingdom come?” It will not come by waiting for it. It will not be a matter of saying here it is or there it is. Rather, the kingdom of the father is spread out upon the earth and men do not see it.  ~Gospel of Thomas

                               Blessing love and peace be with us all.

    This is all for today my beloved brothers and sisters. I hope that you my beloved brothers and sisters, have enjoyed this work in progress!
    Your brother in Christ and of all the saints, Peter.