Anita Mathias's Blog on Faith and Art
Overcast afternoon at the beachThe Beach without lots of books? Are you kidding? Zoe and IreneFoam at the edge of the waterA seed headGulls swooping for foodThe beach in FebruaryTweet … [Continue reading]
Elijah Now Elijah the Tishbite, said to Ahab, "As the Lord, the God of Israel, lives, whom I serve, there will be neither dew nor rain in the next few years except at my word." 1 Kings … [Continue reading]
Cat CairdI would really love to share my journey from being an atheist to being a Christian with you. The real pinnacle moment for me was when I was 17 and I encountered Jesus for the first time. Before that I was never interested in Christianity. … [Continue reading]
It is I; don’t be afraid.So, the disciples row for “three or three and a half miles” (I love these charming details, John striving to remember accurately, and how they make it easier for us to believe in truth of these memoirs and autobiographical … [Continue reading]
Blessed are those who have failed.Who set out to do glorious, inconsequential thingsRace across Everest, Antarctica,higher, faster, stronger, firstBreak records, set new ones, break those too.Whose bright promise was broadly praisedAnd they believed … [Continue reading]
The Lord asks Job out of the whirlwind “Can you bind the chains of the Pleiades? Can you loosen Orion’s belt? Can you bring forth the constellations in their seasons Can you raise your voice to the clouds and cover yourself with a … [Continue reading]
Lazarus was never the same.For the rest of his life, he walkedlike a man with a limp--onewho is different--through the steeparid paths of Bethany.For four days, everythinghe feared thronged to him.And amid the terror,a voice resounded:the teacher he … [Continue reading]
We are spending 5 days by the sea, near the New Forest in Hampshire. And are now following the South Beach diet.Here's the meal Roy and Irene put together for dinner tonight--spinach and romaine salad with chicken and cheese topping, sauteed … [Continue reading]