Anita Mathias's Blog on Faith and Art
Image Stuart asked me, “Do religion and spirituality mean the same thing?” Here’s my response: To me, spirituality is our sense of God, of infinity and immensity. Every society we know of has been spiritual in some way. There are no entirely … [Continue reading]
Jonah is among the Old Testament's fully rounded and very believable characters! He is commissioned to warn Nineveh of impending judgment. Trouble is, Jonah thinks the judgment is richly deserved, and so flees--ending up in the belly of a great … [Continue reading]
Martin LutherLast night, Roy and I watched a PBS DVD on Martin Luther. Excellent.I don't know when we have last had to pause a documentary because we were laughing so hard. We found the comments of the scholars hilarious. The documentary goes through … [Continue reading]
Image Okay, I had decided to get fit, and then relaxed on holiday, and was ill with a bad cough all week. I think I need an inciting event, in Don Miller's language to keep focused on strength and fitness, so have decided to sign up for a run … [Continue reading]
The Very Worst Part of Christian or Spiritual Blogging It's when you mess up in real life. And you're cross with your husband. And you feel you should be doing something about your 12 year old's room. Though she is 12. And your 17 year old’s … [Continue reading]
When Karl Barth visited America for the first and only time in 1962, he was asked how he would summarise the millions of words he had published. He thought for a moment, and replied, "Jesus loves me, this I know. For the Bible tells me so." … [Continue reading]
Image I read this in the blog of a new blogger yesterday, who has two blog followers, one of whom is me."I also received an image of the floodgates being opened and an outpouring of waters. A really big outpouring of water, almost a … [Continue reading]
About a decade ago, Roy and I presented ourselves for marital counselling with the very busy senior pastor of the mega-church we attended in Williamsburg, Virginia. He had a three session rule. He'd solved your problem in three sessions, if he … [Continue reading]