Anita Mathias's Blog on Faith and Art
“Lazarus is dead, and for your sake, I am glad I was not there, so that you may believe.” John 11 What? So you considered it worth it? That grief so shattering that we wished we too could just die. That emptiness, life robbed of its … [Continue reading]
This interesting silver birch on the street outside C. S. Lewis' house has a "ladder" of bracket fungi growing up it. This photo is taken with a flash.A detail of the bracket fungus, and another shot of the tree without a flash. … [Continue reading]
A crisp clear January day in North Oxford. A perfect day to explore. These houses are all within a quarter of a mile of the dome of St. Hugh's College:The dome on St. Hugh's CollegeJohn Ronald Reuel TOLKIEN (1892–1973), author and scholar, 20 … [Continue reading]
With the tongue we praise our Lord and Father, and with it we curse men, who have been made in God’s likeness. Out of the same mouth come praise and cursing. My brothers, this should not be. Can both fresh water and saltwater flow from the same … [Continue reading]
Years ago, a friend of mine, married to a pastor, said happily, “Oh, I love Advent.” Advent? Christmas was all that concerned me—cards, letters, presents, parties. One of the things I have enjoyed about Christian blogging is being … [Continue reading]
The Garden of our Lives It's seed-planting season, and we've started our basil, parsley and coriander indoors. There's a kind of inevitability to it--plant a basil seed, get basil; plant a sunflower seed, well, get sunflowers. When we look at the … [Continue reading]
Here are some flowers in our garden. Helleborus Niger, showing the first caterpillar of the season. Hellebores, are resistant to most pests, being toxic to them. Perhaps the flowers are not toxic, or this caterpillar could find nothing else.Also … [Continue reading]
In an orgy of decluttering, I am giving all these books away! Finally, brothers, whatever is true, whatever is noble, whatever is right, whatever is pure, whatever is lovely, whatever is admirable—if anything is excellent or … [Continue reading]