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In which our Sehnsucht, Restless Longings, are Really a Longing for God Himself

Anita Mathias — Mon, 03 Feb 2014 21:58:48 +0000

Image: My Photograph of St. Paul’s Bay in Malta So we are looking forward to our half-term holiday—to sleeping in, no stress, family movies…and especially to getting away. * * * The funny thing is, we had all that—sleeping in, staying up late, family movies, luscious meals, creaking family dinner tables, and travel– last summer (when […]

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When the Bible Makes You Want to Run Away… A Guest Post by Heather Caliri

Anita Mathias — Tue, 03 Dec 2013 11:19:29 +0000

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 exult over you with loud singing. I […]

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Where Good Stories are to be Found

Anita Mathias — Sat, 16 Nov 2013 22:21:09 +0000

Image Credit My tender-hearted children hated sad stories. Neither would let me read Oscar Wilde’s exquisite short stories to them, or even Hans Christian Andersen’s because they were too sad. When I recommended a book or movie, they wanted to know if it was sad, and especially if it had a sad ending. But […]

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Nothing and No One is Beyond Redemption

Anita Mathias — Tue, 26 Feb 2013 12:23:09 +0000

Matthew 1: 1-17 I begin reading Matthew again, and again notice that though the Messiah could have chosen to come from nice, safe, unremarkable, pious humans, he instead chosen as his ancestors those who have messed up and blown it—and had their transgressions recorded in the holiest of books! Amazing: the Redeemer, the most […]

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All is Grace. All is Gift. All is Good, despite our Sehnsucht, indefinable longings!

Anita Mathias — Fri, 08 Feb 2013 20:29:16 +0000

Caption: The Bay Where St Paul was Shipwrecked, Malta So it’s the last day of this half-term, and I am tired. And my girls who’ve worked hard, and Roy, who’s woken early to drive them to school, are even more tired. We are looking forward to the nine days of the half-term holiday—to sleeping in, […]

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A tale of four famous Christian siblings: When Christian children shipwreck, there’s still hope

Anita Mathias — Tue, 31 Jan 2012 12:44:00 +0000

A tale of four famous Christian siblings. A) His ex-wife “alleged that her husband not only abused drugs and alcohol and had inappropriate relations with other women, but also that he engaged in domestic violence and used pornography. In the meantime, he admitted becoming ever more dependent on alcohol. He was granted “board-approved time away” […]

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