Anita Mathias's Blog on Faith and Art
“Disorderly thoughts about food are a common source of unhappiness in this world of plenty.” (Finding Happiness, Abbot Christopher Jamison, Phoenix). It is strange and disconcerting when you read something that clearly and succinctly describes … [Continue reading]
At a social media lunch last year, I met an Anglican. There were 8 of us seated around a table, but she dominated it with a constant stream of strident patter, mocking Rowan, deriding Sentamu, attacking an apparently nefarious, but certainly boring … [Continue reading]
From Anglican to Barbarian in 141 pages or “How I learned to stop waiting and start doing...” Review of: The Barbarian Way: Unleash the Untamed Faith Within Erwin Raphael McManus Purpose. A word that has driven many a Christian to … [Continue reading]
Richard Sibbes once said to Thomas Goodwin - "Young man, if ever you would do good, you must preach the Gospel and the free grace of God in Christ Jesus". This is something I need to hear in my Christian walk, as a wife, in my job and as a member of … [Continue reading]
Image Credit “Slaves, obey your masters in everything,” Paul writes (Col 3:22). Well, perhaps Matt Redman hadn’t read this, for he has just launched a CD to help the 27 million human beings unjustly enslaved at the moment. Or perhaps, Redman … [Continue reading]
Image credit All my life, I have longed to have sudden healing, a sudden breaking of addictions through the power of God, a sudden change of the deep structure of my personality. But sudden and dramatic change has … [Continue reading]
In a quid pro quo world, he stands out. The Samaritan who helps the wounded man From a race which despised him. Going out of his way And out of pocket For a man he did not know, Who could not repay him Whom he might never meet … [Continue reading]
Interspersed with my own blog posts, I will be running a new series on the ONE Christian book which has most influenced you. If you'd like to guest-post, email me at anitamathias1ATgmail.com. Thanks.Dan Schmidt opens the series, with a book whose … [Continue reading]