Anita Mathias's Blog on Faith and Art
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]
My beloved home In your distress you called and I rescued you, “I removed the burden from your shoulders; your hands were set free from the basket. (Psalm 81: 6-10) My life has had many zigzags, and almost all the upward spikes … [Continue reading]
Image: My Photograph of St. Paul's Bay in Malta So we are looking forward to our half-term holiday—to sleeping in, no stress, family movies...and especially to getting away. * * * The funny thing is, we had all that—sleeping in, staying up late, … [Continue reading]
Image Credit Jamie the Very Worst Missionary writes: Sometimes we look pretty Godless, El Chupacabra (her husband) and I. And it's not because we're some hipster Christians who act that way on purpose to be “relevant” or something. It's because … [Continue reading]
Obesity Influences Have you had “one step forward, one and half step backward” struggles, otherwise known as the dread vicious circle? I am delighted to say that, at the moment, I do not have any vicious circles in my life—those nightmare phases … [Continue reading]
So here I am, stressed and anxious. Or happy, at peace and joyful. And almost without realizing it, I find myself praying. In tongues. * * * How do I find myself in Oxford, England, in the 21st century, praying in tongues, this ancient First … [Continue reading]
Who can Stand Before Jealousy? (Prov. 27:4). If Joseph, whose story in Genesis I am re-reading, realised the dangers of provoking jealousy, he could have avoided 20 hard years. Joseph, his father’s favourite, given an glorious robe.... His … [Continue reading]