Dreaming Beneath the Spires - Anita Mathias's Blog on Faith and Art

Proverbs 1, 10-19, Day 6, Jan 6

10 My son, if sinful men entice you, do not give in to them.11 If they say, “Come along with us; let’s lie in wait for innocent blood, let’s ambush some harmless soul;12 let’s swallow them alive, like the grave, and whole, like those who go … [Continue reading]

My Son, in Whom I am Well-Pleased, Matthew 3, 4, Day 6. Jan 6.

By Anita Mathias

Matthew 3 7 But when he saw many of the Pharisees and Sadducees coming to where he was baptizing, he said to them: “You brood of vipers! Who warned you to flee from the coming wrath? LOL! Now, I am not sure if that is an appropriate Biblical … [Continue reading]

The Best Books about Books–if such stuff interests you.

By Anita Mathias

John Sutherland's top 10 books about booksFrom Aristotle to Roland Barthes, the author and commentator gives his analysis of the critics who find the hard answers to simple questions, and offers some improving ideas for new year's … [Continue reading]

You, Lord, are a Shield. Day 5. Psalm 3, Jan 5th

By Anita Mathias

Psalm 3 A Psalm of David. When he fled from his son Absalom. 1 LORD, how many are my foes! How many rise up against me!2 Many are saying of me, “God will not deliver him.”And did … [Continue reading]

Sin, Destruction, Mercy, Genesis 5,6,7. DAY 5. Jan 5th.

By Anita Mathias

Genesis 5 This is the written account of Adam’s family line. When God created mankind, he made them in the likeness of God. 2 He created them male and female and blessed them. And he named them … [Continue reading]

Pascal’s Memorial–His Experience of God and “Joy, Joy, Joy, Tears of Joy.”

By Anita Mathias

Blaise Pascal I love Pascal's Memorial. I particularly love how words and sequential thought fail this brilliant, cerebral, verbal man. He is describing something from a different world--a world beyond words and logic. What a joy to so lose … [Continue reading]