Anita Mathias's Blog on Faith and Art
I have never witnessed a verified physical healing. Never spoken to anyone who had experienced one themselves, following prayer. And I have never experienced an instantaneous physical … [Continue reading]
As a journalist I meet all kinds of people. I usually want to make people look their best. Sometimes it's harder, because some people don't help themselves. They've already decided all journalists are sour people who want to focus on the worst … [Continue reading]
Image Credit I have no difficulty in believing the Gospel accounts of healings, but the feeding of the 5000 leaves me dazzled. Now how exactly did that happen? However, it's easier to believe it than to believe that Matthew, Mark, and John, … [Continue reading]
A mosaic in Ravenna, made of millions of broken tessarae of glass and enamel The principle runs through all life from top to bottom. Give up yourself, and you will find your real self. Lose your life and you will save … [Continue reading]
When Elijah was about to be taken up to heaven, he asks his acolyte Elisha, “What can I do for you?” And Elisha, with simple and ambitious faith, asks “Let me inherit a double portion of your spirit,” (2 Kings 2:9). And so he does. For the … [Continue reading]
So what's the secret of a dog’s wild energy and wagging tail? Their warm heart, their boundless capacity for love? Their short memories, their natural ability to forgive? Be more dog. http://youtu.be/yu9sWjnJFHU And here is Jake the Collie, … [Continue reading]
The captive falcon soars, riding the winds, reaching for the clouds, until she reaches the limits of her leash. And then, at the will of the falconer, she is reeled down. Earthbound! The wild eagle, however, soars high, and higher still, … [Continue reading]
Can watching a film, a mere film, be a spiritual experience? Well, watching Les Misérables was a spiritual experience for me. As I watched, I was repenting, recommitting my life to Christ, surrendering to him again, resolving to read … [Continue reading]