Anita Mathias's Blog on Faith and Art
Our family listened to Barbara Kingsolver’s The Poisonwood Bible on tape on our summer holiday, and were engrossed by it. It’s the story of an American Baptist family, the Prices, who go out to the Congo to convert “the heathen.” The father, … [Continue reading]
During the 7.5 years they've lived in England, Zoe and Irene have been invited by their classmates for dinner, supper and tea, and have puzzled over the difference.The words are class-indicators, we've said, and not wanted to spell it out further, … [Continue reading]
I was surprised by how deeply upset I was when, as I saw it, Al Gore was cheated out of the Presidency by the shenanigans in Florida in 2000 (when we lived in Virginia).And I despised Bush's invasion of Iraq. And sad that he said he woke up at 5 a.m. … [Continue reading]
It can take ten thousand years for the light from some of the stars in our galaxy to reach us.Why should we then expect to immediately understand the story of our lives? * * * Joseph, in … [Continue reading]
Are you so foolish? After beginning with the Spirit, are you now trying to attain your goal by human effort? (Galatians 3:3).Funny that that should be one of our struggles, isn't it, to do things unaided, when aid is available?It's certainly one of … [Continue reading]
I am reading, “The Grace Outpouring: Blessing Others Through Prayer. The Amazing Story of God’s Work at Ffald-y-Brenin” by Roy Godwin. Ffald-y-Brenin is a retreat centre in Pembrokeshire National Park, Wales. Roy, Zoe, Irene and I spent a blessed 5 … [Continue reading]
5 “And when you pray, do not be like the hypocrites, for they love to pray standing in the synagogues and on the street corners to be seen by others. Truly I tell you, they have received their reward in full. 6 But when you pray, go into your room, … [Continue reading]
Last Monday, I decided to have another bash at health and fitness: my Paradox Project: Gaining Health and Closeness to God, by losing weight.Well, I started slowly. Have lost 2 pounds this week. It's better to start slowly because a spectacular … [Continue reading]