Anita Mathias's Blog on Faith and Art
Durer, The Praying HandsI don't recall how Selwyn Hughes, "The 7 Laws of Spiritual Success" handed up in our house. A few chapters caught my eye as I was about to put it in the Oxfam box.Here's his chapter on Counting Blessings. I have speed-typed … [Continue reading]
h/t The Magic Kingdom is a long, very personal essay I wrote in 2003, which I am posting here in installments, without re-reading or editing (because, once I start, I would edit it into a different essay!). This is the final sectionI The Magic … [Continue reading]
The Magic Kingdom is a long, very personal essay I wrote in 2003, which I am posting here in installments, without re-reading or editing (because, once I start, I would edit it into a different essayPart I The Magic Kingdom I--The Varieties of … [Continue reading]
Oberammergau Passion PlayJesus Comes to Jerusalem as King 1 As they approached JerusalemThe centre of Israel's religious life and messianic expectations and came to Bethphage on the Mount of Olives, Jesus sent two … [Continue reading]
Oberammergau Passion Play Jesus Comes to Jerusalem as King 1 As they approached Jerusalem The centre of Israel's religious life and messianic expectations and came to Bethphage on the Mount of Olives, Jesus sent two disciples, 2 saying to … [Continue reading]
Let Evening Come BY JANE KENYON Let the light of late afternoon shine through chinks in the barn, moving up the bales as the sun moves down. Let the cricket take up chafing as a woman takes up her needles and her yarn. Let evening … [Continue reading]
And now, deep breath, I tackle Romans. The Gospels give you a ground level view of Jesus. There have been quiet seasons in my life, 2003-4, and this year, when the first thing I have done in the mornings is read a short Gospel passage. And it … [Continue reading]
This is a longer very personal essay I wrote in 2003, which I am posting in installments, without re-reading or editing (because, once I start, I would edit it into a different essay Part I The Magic Kingdom I--The Varieties of MagicPart II The … [Continue reading]