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In which Christ Has An Identical Calling for Men and Women: To Follow Him

Anita Mathias — Sat, 19 Oct 2013 09:25:45 +0000

Jesus calls us to follow him. He makes no distinction between men and women. He does not call women to follow him by “being anxious and troubled” about cooking and cleaning, and men to follow him by fishing. He praised Mary, who sat at his feet and listened to his teaching– like a seminary […]

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How Persephone Marlowe can Keep You Straight

Anita Mathias — Thu, 26 Sep 2013 07:37:18 +0000

Image credit When we moved to Oxford, and my daughter, Irene, was five, she sat next to a little girl in school called Persephone Marlowe. And in church, to our surprise, there was Persephone Marlowe. And the whole Marlowe family who were lovely and became good friends of ours. And when Irene was 10, I […]

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Two Cures for Too Much Theologizing

Anita Mathias — Wed, 20 Mar 2013 18:05:30 +0000

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When Faith falls into Place like a Jigsaw, Piece by Piece

Anita Mathias — Mon, 13 Aug 2012 10:18:00 +0000

As I was writing on the cosmic significance of the Cross of Christ, I realised that though I was born Catholic, remaining so until I was 21 and was, sometimes, a serious Catholic–even a novice in Mother Teresa’s Convent for 14 months–I had never understood why Jesus had to die. If I committed a mortal sin, I would […]

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The Deep Play of Blogging, Philosophy or Theology

Anita Mathias — Sun, 12 Aug 2012 13:01:00 +0000

My daughter Irene, aged 5 The master in the art of living makes little distinction between his work and his play, his labor and his leisure, his mind and his body, his information and his recreation, his love and his religion. He hardly knows which is which. He simply pursues his vision of excellence at […]

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“Both” and “And” are beautiful theological words, as is “Yes”

Anita Mathias — Sat, 11 Aug 2012 13:18:00 +0000

Image Credit I once worshipped at a maverick church in Williamsburg, Virginia, The Williamsburg Community Chapel. It was good to me, and for me. My spiritual gifts of speaking, and leading and teaching Bible studies were identified while I was there, for instance, and I led four Bible studies in a row. Williamsburg Community Chapel was […]

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