Anita Mathias's Blog on Faith and Art
For most of my adult life, I’ve been guided by this thought of Ralph Waldo Emerson, “Why go to drink from other men’s wells, when you can stay home, and be in touch with the internal ocean.”So I avoid listening to speakers on the importance of … [Continue reading]
Four years ago, I went to the grandly titled “International Leaders School of Ministry,” led by John Arnott of Catch the Fire (the new name of the Toronto Airport Fellowship, famous for the Toronto Blessing.) They taught us a form of prayer called … [Continue reading]
Irene at 4 in Switzerland, thanking God for the waterfall and Zoe behind her.Once, when we were travelling in Switzerland with Irene aged 4, she needed the loo in a mall. The lady who left the loo held the door open for her, and she entered, omitting … [Continue reading]
22 Words: The little dog smiles to himself at his friend's troubles.1 Ann Voskamp—The Happy Mom ManifestoThe only thing that has to be written in stone is when to pray.If one’s not praying regularly, it’s only because something else is regularly … [Continue reading]
As often in Scripture, Samson's divine destiny is underscored by the fact that he was an unlikely candidate--he was born to a sterile mother of a subject people, after an angelic visitation and promise.He is “special” from his youth. “He grew, and … [Continue reading]
Painting by FitzyRachel Held Evans and John Piper are Ninja bloggers. Pretty much every post is well and carefully written, and appears to have gone through multiple drafts.I sometimes wonder if I should blog that way--producing the best writing I am … [Continue reading]
Another mid-life revision is my two year project to build up to reading at least a book a week. I used to do this, but being on my laptop so much means I do read a lot—but online newspapers, magazines, blogs, social media stuff, rather than books.So … [Continue reading]
Part of my mid-life revision of life is trying to change tiny, but leveraged, habits, which together change a life. Everyone, from Trollope, to Hemingway, to Bruce Wilkerson testifies to the power of early rising. However, I have the classic … [Continue reading]