Anita Mathias's Blog on Faith and Art
Georgia O'Keefe All of us have a negativity bias which makes us more apt to remember one mean comment about our writing, our children, our appearance, or our characters, than dozens of positive ones. It’s true, isn’t it? More disquietingly, I’ve … [Continue reading]
A tyrannical statement we’ve heard as children, and said as exasperated parents: If a thing is worth doing, it’s worth doing well. Which means we might never learn or do new things, for who has margin for one additional thing? In fact, the … [Continue reading]
This will be a sign to you: You will find a baby wrapped in cloths and lying in a manger." I have meditated on the Christmas and Easter story every Christmas, for—goodness--decades, and every year find new diamond-glints in it. It’s one of … [Continue reading]
At Lake Konigsee, Bavaria (More pictures at the end of this post) So I’m just back from a thoroughly refreshing summer holiday, hiking in the Bavarian Alps. On the boat trip to Konigsee, a very formal bugler played his horn, and the craggy mountains … [Continue reading]
Pentecost--the coming of the Spirit to a frightened and fearful huddle. It is one of my favourite Christian feasts, so hopeful… The Spirit comes not because we are worthy, often not even because we have asked him to, but because he is good, and kind, … [Continue reading]
Christ Church, Oxford University Ever tried. Ever failed. No matter. Try Again. Fail again. Fail better. Samuel Beckett So it’s a New Year…2017. I love this hopeful period of looking back on the past year, and considering how to revise my life … [Continue reading]
When I blogged regularly, which I did for six years, I felt more alive, more alert, more attentive to my life, and what God was doing in it. In Frederick Buechner’s phrase, I listened to my life. I have taken a six month blogging break, … [Continue reading]
So I supported the Remain campaign. I love Europe, and I truly believe that our world needs a United States of Europe to provide a counterbalance to the emerging ruthless power of China, as well as the power of the United States. I love borderless … [Continue reading]