As a Dad I get pretty worried about how I’m doing. I wonder if I’m equipping my kids enough to inherit the every increasingly scary world that’s outside our door.
Tag: Jesus
How Can We Encounter Jesus?
Happy Weekend and Thank you for joining me with this meditation. This is a fabulous painting by the little known Polish Artist: Henryk Siemiradsky. This painting is 3.5 x 6 feet and so you can try to imagine the true size of the scene. Siemiradsky is famous for these kind of sunlight scenes from antiquity….
GTA Advent Journey Day 20: Immanuel
All this took place to fulfill what the Lord had spoken by the prophet: ‘Behold, the virgin shall conceive and bear a son, and shall call his name Immanuel,’ (which means God with us.) ~ Matthew 1: 22-23 quoting Isaiah 7:14
GTA Advent Journey, Day 13: Spiritual Formation
GTA Advent Journey Day 13: Spiritual Formation The Sistine Madonna, by Raphael, 11513-14, Oil on canvas, 270x201cm, Gemaldegalerie , Dresden, Image courtesy Web Gallery of Art. <a href=”http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Sistine_Madonna” “For God so loved the world that he gave his one and only Son, that whoever believes in him shall not perish but have eternal life.” John…
My Retreat Interview
Last month, I had the pleasure of appearing on Tina Korte’s program called: “The Power of One” I hope you can join us for this conversation of connecting with God thru the Arts. In Jesus Name, Florida Retreat, April 3, 2019
In Jesus’ Name: Great High Priest
As it is the eve of Palm Sunday, I had planned to post an image of Jesus’ triumphal entry into Jerusalem riding a donkey and consider his name Lord and King. But the spirit decided otherwise and I was drawn into contemplation of this remarkable image by French artist James Tissot (1836-1902) which cast me…
In Jesus’ Name: Son of Man
“The Son of Man came not to be served, but to serve, and to give his life as a ransom for many.” ~ Matt 20:28 The Artist Carl Bloch was a friend of author Hans Christian Anderson. It is interesting to think of the most celebrated writer of fairytales as being a neighbor and friend….
In Jesus’ Name: Truth
Born in a time of absolutes; to parents living in the land of free spirits; I have always held things up to inspection to question whether or not something rings true for me. Sometimes things just don’t add up…this then can lend itself to cynicism if I’m not careful. How does a person know who…
In Jesus’ Name: Immanuel
Recently I learned there are over 350 names for Jesus and I began to wonder why this over indulgence in naming? Maybe it is because it is impossible to hold pure light in a jar and the exercise or rather the pleasure of considering each name is like looking through a different crystal prism to…
Be Our Guest Once More
And hope does not disappoint us, because God has poured out his love into your hearts by the Holy Spirit whom he has given us.” ~ Romans 5:5 I’m not sure what I use to think…it has been some time now that my eyes have been opened to the abundant nature of God’s love –…
