"And God set them in the firmament of the heaven to give light upon the earth, And to rule over the day and over the night, and to divide the light from the darkness: and God saw that it was good." Genesis 1:17-18
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| Bible, plastic covering, washi-tape and framed photo of an old oil pastel of mine. Now I'm ready to make a tip-in for Genesis. 1:17-18. |
Observe, as an element of creation, the presence of that mysterious gift, so intimately present to each one of us, in its essence so entirely beyond our power of analysis, which we call life. We know life by its symptoms: by growth and movement, by feeling and gesture ; and in its higher forms, by speech and expression. What is life ? It is growth in the vegetable; it is feeling and movement in the animal; it is thought, reflection, resolve in man, as these manifest themselves in speech and look and action. But what is it in itself, in its essence, this gift of life? Science, the unraveller of so many secrets, is silent here: as silent as when she had not yet begun to inquire and to teach. She can define the conditions, the accompaniments, the surroundings, the phenomena of life; but its essence she knows not. It is a mystery which eludes her in her laboratories and her museimis; each of her most accomplished votaries carries it perpetually with him, and understands it as little as does the peasant or the child. Oh, marvelous gift of life! true ray of the Creator's Beauty, in thy lowest as in thy highest forms! We men can foster it; we can stint it; we can, by a profound natural mystery, as parents, yet in obedience to inviolable laws, transmit it as a sacred deposit to beings which have it not; we can crush it out by violence into death. But we cannot create it. Hastings, D. D
When Mr. Simeon, of Cambridge, was dying, he looked round with one of his beaming smiles, and said, "What do you think specially gives me comfort now? The Creation! Did Jehovah create the world, or did I? I think He did. Now if He made the world, He can sufficiently take care of me."
Focus Your Thinking & Lather up with a bit of SOAP.
- Scripture: "And God set them in the firmament of the heaven to give light upon the earth, And to rule over the day and over the night, and to divide the light from the darkness: and God saw that it was good." Genesis 1:17-18
- Observation: God seems to always be actively bringing us light. Indeed, he is frequently referred to as The God of Light! Not only is he the creator of heavenly lights like stars, and moons, his word is also a light for our path in Psalm 119:105 and he defeats darkness continually through the saving grace of Jesus in John 1:5.
- Application: For every day I live to see the light of day, my Father in heaven will provide his never ending lights.
- Prayer: Lord, Jesus, make me continually mindful of how my conduct, attitude, study and submission to your light are necessary for both myself and others to grow in grace and fortitude. Amen.
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| Left, I've sewn the illustration between two sheets of plastic (These may be purchased in drug stores or office supply stores.) that have been trimmed to size. Then I cut the washi-tape to act as a hinge between the page of my coloring bible and the tip-in. Tip-ins like these allow me to clearly read all of the text on my Bible's page but to also include extra illustrations. The plastic also protects the illustrations from smudging. Right, on the backside of my tip-in, I've written the poem by Russell below. |
Focus On The "Tipped-In" Illustration.
In the book trade, a tipped-in page or, if it is an illustration, tipped-in plate or simply plate, is a page that is printed separately from the main text of the book, but attached to the book.
A tipped-in page may be glued onto a regular page, or even bound
along with the other pages. It is often printed on a different kind of
paper, using a different printing process, and of a different format
than a regular page.
Some authors include loose pages inserted into a book as tipped-in, but in this case, it is usually called an insert instead.
Typical uses of tipped-in pages added by the publisher include:
- color illustrations, generally printed using a different process (e.g. intaglio or lithography) and on different paper
- an author's signature, signed on a blank or preprinted page, before the book is bound
- original photographic prints
- maps, often larger than the book format and folded to fit
- coupons or reply cards
- errata sheets, only produced after the printing run
- a short addendum
- a replacement for a missing, damaged, or incorrectly printed page
Owners of books may also tip in such items as:
- a letter from the author
- a review
Tipped-in pages are generally glued to a bound page on its inner side and may be called "paste ins".
I photographed one of my oil pastel paintings, (also based upon Genesis 1:17-18.) printed and framed it with an illustration of a silver picture frame. Then I tipped in the image, after sewing it between thin plastic sheets, using washi-tape. I also included the verse by George William Russell below on the backside of my tip-in. You can download and print the same silver frame illustration for your own version of this lesson if you'd like. It is for personal bible journaling only.
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| George William Russell. |
Master of the Beautiful,
Creating us from hour to hour,
Give me this vision to the full
To see in lightest things Thy power-
This vision give, no heaven afar,
No throne, and yet I will rejoice,
Knowing beneath my feet a star,
Thy word in every wandering voice.
by George William Russell
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| Clip art of the silver frame I made for this entry. You may print it and insert your own photos or illustrations for a framed journal tip-in. |
Focus On Listening.
"God of Wonders" sung by Third Day
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