Anita Mathias's Blog on Faith and Art
Why God loves the World Cup The privileged world, Switzerland, Denmark, Germany and the Netherlands, competes with the developing world, Nigeria, Ghana, Cameroon and the Ivory Coast--and does not necessarily win. Vuvuzelas are democratically … [Continue reading]
One of the things the preacher, Simon Ponsonby, mentioned this Sunday was how Jesus was generous. When he opened his mouth, gifts came forth Now I am a Christian curmudgeon, insofar as such a thing is possible. One of my pet peeves is people … [Continue reading]
I am a citizen of the web. It is inextricably linked to my life as I live it now. I found find it hard to go through a day without Wikipedia, Amazon, The New York Times, the Guardian etc. But the website I am most today is--Youtube! Though I have … [Continue reading]
So Abraham, crouched in his tent, thinks of the promises, always those promises: His name would be great, and he would be a blessing, and all nations on earth would be blessed through him. Trouble is--he does not have a single child, he who has … [Continue reading]
"I want to say these things that they may have the full measure of my joy in them." John 17:13. Joy. Experiencing it: That is the way to live. Sometimes, all we need to do to experience joy is to slow down, remember the Father, ask for a filling … [Continue reading]
I am a writer. I am also an entrepreneur. I really enjoy starting small businesses. And I feel towards my newest one as a mother feel towards her newest baby--full of protectiveness and concern. And worry. Being slightly obsessive, I found … [Continue reading]
I have dinner every second week with a diverse and fun group of people. One of them is Andrew, who read Classics at Oxford, and has edited the letter P for the Oxford English Dictionary. He is now working on proof reading Oxford's latest … [Continue reading]
Because the English have written so much about themselves, like a nation of compulsive memoirists or bloggers, everyone, everywhere feels they "know" them. I certainly do. Feel I know them I mean. But come one, I've only lived here for 13 years … [Continue reading]