Anita Mathias's Blog on Faith and Art
You intended to harm me, but God intended it for good, to save many lives,” Joseph quietly tells his brothers. (Genesis 50:20) Oh they did; they sure did, first throwing him into a disused well, then uncaringly selling him on for thirty shekels … [Continue reading]
People from the Glasgow Prophetic Centre were offering “prophetic words” at David’s Tent: An Adventure in Worship, a 72 hour worship festival I went to in August. I signed up for a 15 minute slot. I am “prophetic” with a very small p. Prophecy, as … [Continue reading]
A friend of mine had once been deeply humiliated by a fellow Christian, a soulful worship leader. She told me the story, then burst into tears, saying, “I don’t even know if she’s a Christian. I cannot bear to watch her lead worship.” My friend left … [Continue reading]
And Jacob worshipped as he leaned on the top of his staff (Gen. 47:31). And so it ends, Jacob’s long busy life of intrigue and wrestling. Ever has he schemed, manipulated and deceived to get the blessings which God intended to give him even … [Continue reading]
My daughters, Zoe and Irene, returned from a visit to my mother in India moved and struck by a 91 year old childless widow called Jenny. Jenny lived alone, in a tiny house that a landlord had carved off from his own house. One "room" was a … [Continue reading]
Joash shooting the arrow of deliverance. William Dyce Last week, during a 72 hour worship festival, I found myself thinking of a dominant woman in my life, who apparently delighted in blocking my ideas. Off and on, I mentally composed apparently … [Continue reading]
I live-blogged in Cambodia recently, fund-raising for a charity. We were to be accompanied by a "Christian celebrity" who had promised to do national talks on her return. The posters had been printed. Well, she was not at Heathrow. Among … [Continue reading]
I read the Gospels, I hear them preached, and tap, tap, tap, go my jubilant feet. The Gospels tell me lovely things I wanted to believe but feared were not true; that fellow Christians often suggested were not true, by their deeds, if not their … [Continue reading]