Anita Mathias's Blog on Faith and Art
Several years ago now, I was in a Bible study which had some very assertive people who were often unwell. And so there were endless rotas: to take meals around, clean their houses, do their ironing, or give them lifts. Now, I was over-burdened … [Continue reading]
In Romans, Paul says that nothing neither death nor life, neither angels nor demons,neither the present nor the future, nor any powers, neither height nor depth, nor anything else in all creation, will be able to separate us from the love of God that … [Continue reading]
Image by Lize Rixt via stock.xchng When Beethoven’s Ode to Joy was first performed at the Theater am Karntnertor in Vienna in 1824, Beethoven conducting for tempo, had his back turned to the audience. There was a standing ovation, the audience … [Continue reading]
This was going to be a pretty post about God singing back to us. Zephaniah 3:17 says: The Lord your God is in your midst, a mighty one who will save; he will rejoice over you with gladness; he will quiet you by his love; he will … [Continue reading]
My eighteen-year old daughter, Zoe, is at the School of Ministry at Catch the Fire, Toronto. She and the other School of Ministry students ministered at the same Catch the Fire conference as John Arnott and Heidi Baker. They were told to pray … [Continue reading]
Do nothing out of selfish ambition. (Phil 2:3). Many achievers have been wired to achieve from their cradles, a mixture of genetically mediated temperament and family culture. And then we become Christians, and we give up our old identity. We … [Continue reading]
“Writing in the Cold,” by Ted Solotaroff from The Pushcart Prize is absolutely the very best and most inspiring essay for late bloomer writers. It’s also the most insightful on the emotional and psychological struggles that are part of becoming a … [Continue reading]
Heidi Baker is, I believe, the closest to the heart of Jesus of any living Christian. Christianity Today wrote a rapturous cover story on her. I heard her in Birmingham, and here are my notes, reflections and … [Continue reading]