Anita Mathias's Blog on Faith and Art
George Mueller writes in his Autobiography that the Christian’s first duty is to get his soul happy in the Lord. “I saw more clearly than ever, that the first great and primary business to which I ought to attend every day, to have my soul happy in … [Continue reading]
A corner of my study. As you can see, I have too many books!!Until four years ago, Roy and I were challenged housekeepers--with lots of clutter neither of us wanted to slow down and get rid of.And when we moved from Williamsburg, Virginia to England, … [Continue reading]
When I was getting my Master’s in Creative Writing, there were some taboos. Adverbs! In fact, all unnecessary words--and the passive voice. This was how David Citino, my first writing teacher, memorably excoriated it. “The passive voice is an … [Continue reading]
Meeting E M BoundsE. M Bounds I was twenty years old when I first met Edward McKendree Bounds. It had been a quiet summer in Lerwick, and I often found myself with time to sit by the sea watching the waves crash on the rocks only a few … [Continue reading]
My opinionated daughters engaged me in a heated theological debate on beauty this week.Irene saunters into my bedroom. Her beloved black and gold Tinker Bell pyjama top has a tear down the seam.“Irene, throw it away,” I say.She scrunches up her face, … [Continue reading]
I started prayer walking most days last month, and this has brought an unexpected dimension of joy, happiness, ecstasy and shalom to my spiritual life.And being an inveterate reader, I have begun to research other people’s experience of God in … [Continue reading]
Irene aged 13, did not trust her parents or her sister (aged 17) to make a cake for her birthday, so she planned, shopped for, and made her cake all by herself. Here is the result:Cake topped with frosting, grated chocolate, blackberries, … [Continue reading]
Angelus, Millet One of my personal spiritual ambitions is to live as "a Contemplative in the World."I want to live quietly and peacefully. Rooted in Christ. Immersed in Scripture. And right in the force field of the vibrant radiation of the Spirit. I … [Continue reading]