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A spot of sun in Amsterdam

March 26, 2013 Amsterdam
A spot of sun in Amsterdam
It’s been a bitterly cold March in Amsterdam this year — with more days of frost than we had in January. What a contrast with last year, when birds, …
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Brouwersgracht 56 – 46, Amsterdam

February 9, 2013 Amsterdam
Brouwersgracht 56 – 46, Amsterdam
The city of Amsterdam includes thousands of 16th, 17th and 18th century buildings, more than 7500 of which are considered National Heritage Sites. Shown above are six of those …
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Love

January 22, 2013 Christian Life, Grace, Love
Love
I can think of no better description of true love than the one in the Bible, in a letter from the apostle Paul to the Church at Corinth:
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Unused cookbooks and well-marked Bibles

January 20, 2013 Christian Life, Reflections
Unused cookbooks and well-marked Bibles
The sign on this house in the center of Amsterdam says, “Read the Bible, The Book for You.” A few years ago Janet and I were invited to have …
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Prinsengracht in the fall

October 18, 2012 Amsterdam
Prinsengracht in the fall
The Prinsengracht is one of Amsterdam’s most beautiful canals. This (slightly HDR) photo show different types of houseboats, including converted barges. The one on the right-hand side in the …
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Café Papeneiland, Amsterdam — Gezellig!

February 28, 2012 Amsterdam
Café Papeneiland, Amsterdam — Gezellig!
The other day we had dinner with a couple of friends. Afterward the four of use walked to Café Papeneiland for a nightcap. In business since 1642, this very …
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Brouwersgracht, Amsterdam

February 8, 2012 Amsterdam
Brouwersgracht, Amsterdam
The Brouwersgracht is regularly voted to be Amsterdam's most beautiful street
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Arnold Cornelis’ Pastry Shop

December 20, 2011 Amsterdam
Arnold Cornelis’ Pastry Shop
Pastry shop Arnold Cornelis, in Amsterdam’s Jordaan district, is housed in a shop that dates back to the 18th century. You’ll find many of these type of storefronts in …
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Morning in Amsterdam North

September 6, 2011 Amsterdam, Grace
Morning in Amsterdam North
I love days that start like this. For some reason a sunrise like this always reminds me that God says his compassions are new every morning:
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Sailing a wooden shoe through Amsterdam’s canals

July 26, 2011 Amsterdam
Sailing a wooden shoe through Amsterdam’s canals
Whenever the weather permits thousands of Amsterdammers take to the canals, sailing in anything from sloops to yachts, and from army vessels to wooden shoes.
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Arctic Sunrise — Greenpeace in Amsterdam Harbor

July 26, 2011 Amsterdam
Arctic Sunrise — Greenpeace in Amsterdam Harbor
Sailing across the IJ river behind Amsterdam’s Central Station we saw the Arctic Sunrise, one of several Greenpeace vessels stationed here. Update, September, 2013: In an act of piracy, …
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Leidsekade, Amsterdam

March 25, 2011 Amsterdam
Leidsekade, Amsterdam
I like this spot, the Leidsekade. It’s an oasis of rest just a block away from ultra-busy Leidseplein (Leiden square) and Leidsebosje.
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