Anita Mathias's Blog on Faith and Art
Genesis 46 Jacob Goes to Egypt 1 So Israel set out with all that was his, and when he reached Beersheba, he offered sacrifices to the God of his father Isaac. 2 And God spoke to Israel in a vision at night and said, “Jacob! Jacob!” “Here I am,” … [Continue reading]
Image--NeurocriticNo, I am not giving up anything to make there be less of me. I have had such a fraught relationship with food for many years that I now think of food more in terms of health, and life-long dietary modification rather than a … [Continue reading]
Proverbs 5 Warning Against Adultery 1 My son, pay attention to my wisdom, turn your ear to my words of insight, 2 that you may maintain discretion and your lips may preserve knowledge. 3 For the lips of the adulterous woman drip honey, and … [Continue reading]
Romans Word CloudIn most of the New Testament letters, rather than the typical Greco-Roman greeting chaire, literally joy, one finds the formula "grace and peace" (charis kai eirene).The typical Jewish greeting … [Continue reading]
What's so hard about forgiveness? Partly, that it is an offence against justice. Someone has wronged us, someone owes us, and we simply have to let it go. Not a good business practice. And on the face of it, a risky relational practice. Not let it … [Continue reading]
I read a chapter from my first book, Wandering Between Two Worlds at St. Nicholas Church, Oxford, last Saturday at a benefit reading for Divya Shanti, an orphanage in Bangalore.One gets spoiled in Oxford, as events are rarely mediocre. My fellow … [Continue reading]
The Greatest Secret in the World by Og Mandino I greeted this day with love in my heart. I praised my enemies. I thought "I love you" silently to all I met today and I loved myself enough to protect my body from overindulgence and my mind from … [Continue reading]
What's so hard about forgiveness? Partly, that it is an offence against justice. Someone has wronged us, someone owes us, and we simply have to let it go.Not a good business practice. And on the face of it, a risky relational practice.Not let it … [Continue reading]