Motivation Matters

Susan Nikitenko

Artistic Design

August 22nd, 2018

Mark 6:28-44

 And brought his head in a charger, and gave it to the damsel: and the damsel gave it to her mother.

 And when his disciples heard of it, they came and took up his corpse, and laid it in a tomb.

 And the apostles gathered themselves together unto Jesus, and told him all things, both what they had done, and what they had taught.

 And he said unto them, Come ye yourselves apart into a desert place, and rest a while: for there were many coming and going, and they had no leisure so much as to eat.

 And the people saw them departing, and many knew him, and ran afoot thither out of all cities, and outwent them, and came together unto him.

 And Jesus, when he came out, saw much people, and was moved with compassion toward them, because they were as sheep not having a shepherd: and he began to teach them many things.

 And when the day was now far spent, his disciples came unto him, and said, This is a desert place, and now the time is far passed:

 Send them away, that they may go into the country round about, and into the villages, and buy themselves bread: for they have nothing to eat.

 He answered and said unto them, Give ye them to eat. And they say unto him, Shall we go and buy two hundred pennyworth of bread, and give them to eat? {pennyworth: the Roman penny is sevenpence halfpenny} 

  He saith unto them, How many loaves have ye? go and see. And when they knew, they say, Five, and two fishes.

 And he commanded them to make all sit down by companies upon the green grass.

 And they sat down in ranks, by hundreds, and by fifties.

 And when he had taken the five loaves and the two fishes, he looked up to heaven, and blessed, and brake the loaves, and gave them to his disciples to set before them; and the two fishes divided he among them all.

 And they did all eat, and were filled.

 And they took up twelve baskets full of the fragments, and of the fishes.

 And they that did eat of the loaves were about five thousand men.

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WOW!

Susan Nikitenko

Artistic Design

August 22nd, 2018

Mark 6:19 -  

Therefore Herodias had a quarrel against him, and would have killed him; but she could not:  For Herod feared John, knowing that he was a just man and an holy, and observed him; and when he heard him, he did many things, and heard him gladly. {observed him: or, kept him, or, saved him} 

 And when a convenient day was come, that Herod on his birthday made a supper to his lords, high captains, and chief estates of Galilee;

 And when the daughter of the said Herodias came in, and danced, and pleased Herod and them that sat with him, the king said unto the damsel, Ask of me whatsoever thou wilt, and I will give it thee.

 And he sware unto her, Whatsoever thou shalt ask of me, I will give it thee, unto the half of my kingdom.

 And she went forth, and said unto her mother, What shall I ask? And she said, The head of John the Baptist.

 And she came in straightway with haste unto the king, and asked, saying, I will that thou give me by and by in a charger the head of John the Baptist.

 And the king was exceeding sorry; yet for his oath's sake, and for their sakes which sat with him, he would not reject her.

And immediately the king sent an executioner, and commanded his head to be brought: and he went and beheaded him in the prison, 

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Peacock Oriental Lanterns

Photographer: Susan Nikitenko

2018

Cleveland Zoo

Mark 6:8- 18
And commanded them that they should take nothing for their journey, save a staff only; no scrip, no bread, no money in their purse: {money: the word signifieth a piece of brass money, in value somewhat less than a farthing, but here it is taken in general for money
 But be shod with sandals; and not put on two coats.
 And he said unto them, In what place soever ye enter into an house, there abide till ye depart from that place.
 And whosoever shall not receive you, nor hear you, when ye depart thence, shake off the dust under your feet for a testimony against them. Verily I say unto you, It shall be more tolerable for Sodom and Gomorrha in the day of judgment, than for that city. {and: Gr. or}
 And they went out, and preached that men should repent.
 And they cast out many devils, and anointed with oil many that were sick, and healed them.
 And king Herod heard of him; (for his name was spread abroad:) and he said, That John the Baptist was risen from the dead, and therefore mighty works do shew forth themselves in him.
 Others said, That it is Elias. And others said, That it is a prophet, or as one of the prophets.
 But when Herod heard thereof, he said, It is John, whom I beheaded: he is risen from the dead.
 For Herod himself had sent forth and laid hold upon John, and bound him in prison for Herodias' sake, his brother Philip's wife: for he had married her.
For John had said unto Herod, It is not lawful for thee to have thy brother's wife.





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Praying

Susan Nikitenko 

Artistic Design

Mark 6:1-7
 And he went out from thence, and came into his own country; and his disciples follow him.
 And when the sabbath day was come, he began to teach in the synagogue: and many hearing him were astonished, saying, From whence hath this man these things? and what wisdom is this which is given unto him, that even such mighty works are wrought by his hands?
 Is not this the carpenter, the son of Mary, the brother of James, and Joses, and of Juda, and Simon? and are not his sisters here with us? And they were offended at him. {offended: scandalized in, or, by him}
 But Jesus said unto them, A prophet is not without honour, but in his own country, and among his own kin, and in his own house.
 And he could there do no mighty work, save that he laid his hands upon a few sick folk, and healed them.
  And he marvelled because of their unbelief. And he went round about the villages, teaching.
And he called unto him the twelve, and began to send them forth by two and two; and gave them power over unclean spirits;




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Cleveland Zoo Oriental Lanterns

Susan Y Nikitenko

August 1st, 2018

Mark 6:8-11
 And commanded them that they should take nothing for their journey, save a staff only; no scrip, no bread, no money in their purse: {money: the word signifieth a piece of brass money, in value somewhat less than a farthing, but here it is taken in general for money}
 But be shod with sandals; and not put on two coats.
 And he said unto them, In what place soever ye enter into an house, there abide till ye depart from that place.
 And whosoever shall not receive you, nor hear you, when ye depart thence, shake off the dust under your feet for a testimony against them. Verily I say unto you, It shall be more tolerable for Sodom and Gomorrha in the day of judgment, than for that city.



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The Yellow-Striped Armyworm

                

Found this eating holes in my zinnias today: It Turns Into A Moth.

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Yellow Striped Armyworm

Ready To Be Wowed?

Susan Nikitenko

Artistic Design

August 2018

Mark 5:1 - 20

 And they came over unto the other side of the sea, into the country of the Gadarenes.

 And when he was come out of the ship, immediately there met him out of the tombs a man with an unclean spirit,

Who had his dwelling among the tombs; and no man could bind him, no, not with chains:

 Because that he had been often bound with fetters and chains, and the chains had been plucked asunder by him, and the fetters broken in pieces: neither could any man tame him.

 And always, night and day, he was in the mountains, and in the tombs, crying, and cutting himself with stones.

 But when he saw Jesus afar off, he ran and worshipped him,

 And cried with a loud voice, and said, What have I to do with thee, Jesus, thou Son of the most high God? I adjure thee by God, that thou torment me not.

 For he said unto him, Come out of the man, thou unclean spirit.

And he asked him, What is thy name? And he answered, saying, My name is Legion: for we are many.

 And he besought him much that he would not send them away out of the country.

 Now there was there nigh unto the mountains a great herd of swine feeding.

 And all the devils besought him, saying, Send us into the swine, that we may enter into them.

 And forthwith Jesus gave them leave. And the unclean spirits went out, and entered into the swine: and the herd ran violently down a steep place into the sea, (they were about two thousand;) and were choked in the sea.

 And they that fed the swine fled, and told it in the city, and in the country. And they went out to see what it was that was done.

 And they come to Jesus, and see him that was possessed with the devil, and had the legion, sitting, and clothed, and in his right mind: and they were afraid.

 And they that saw it told them how it befell to him that was possessed with the devil, and also concerning the swine.

 And they began to pray him to depart out of their coasts.

 And when he was come into the ship, he that had been possessed with the devil prayed him that he might be with him.

 Howbeit Jesus suffered him not, but saith unto him, Go home to thy friends, and tell them how great things the Lord hath done for thee, and hath had compassion on thee.

And he departed, and began to publish in Decapolis how great things Jesus had done for him: and all men did marvel.

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