Anita Mathias's Blog on Faith and Art
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]
I was born into a Catholic family, and so was a Catholic for a couple of decades, including 8 years in a strict boarding school, St. Mary's Convent, Nainital, run by German and Irish nuns in the Himalayas. And 14 months as a novice at Mother Teresa's … [Continue reading]
Calvin, Luther and Barth all arrive at the pearly gates... Calvin is ushered in to have a chat with God and after 30 mins comes out saying "at last I understand predestination!" Luther then goes in to have his chat with God... another 30 mins … [Continue reading]
Here are a few snippets from a interesting exchange i've had with Stuart over the last couple of days. Any thoughts? Specifically, do you think Christian blogging can advance the kingdom? If so how? Here are snippets from Stuart's post … [Continue reading]
Our family listened to Louis Sachar's children's book Holes on CD.It, roughly speaking, is the story of how a broken promise brought a curse on a family, and how the curse was broken generations later by keeping that promise. It is a story of … [Continue reading]
Cheviot goats imported from NorthumberlandThe Lee Abbey BeachGorgeous ExmoorZoe and MeNo iPhone signal, but the ocean compensates!Mathias women … [Continue reading]
(My post was originally published as part of the Big Bible's DigiDisciple initiative.) Christians who are digital natives will, quite possibly, encounter two ministries of the Word each week--the Sunday sermon and Christian blogs.A bad sermon tells … [Continue reading]
“I still don’t get why people are so surprised that the turtle beat the rabbit over the long run. Consistent effort, no matter how small, sparks magic, fills sails, butters bread, turns tides, instills faith, summons friends, improves health, burns … [Continue reading]