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Continue reading →: Thai Mosaic Of Mary And JesusThis mosaic of Mary and Jesus originates from a church in Thailand. Unfortunately, as I found it on Flickr with no further information, that’s as much as I can tell you.
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Continue reading →: Imagining the dark days of Noah“Noah Releasing the Dove” by Marc Chagall For those not familiar with the Old Testament, this painting is based on Genesis 8:6-12: “After forty days Noah opened a window he had made in the ark and sent out a raven, and it kept flying back and forth until the water had dried…
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Continue reading →: Hostility put to deathRacist logic is nullified in Christ: “For he himself is our peace, who has made the two groups one and has destroyed the barrier, the dividing wall of hostility, by setting aside in his flesh the law with its commands and regulations. His purpose was to create in himself one…
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Continue reading →: Jesus and the Tarot: The Ace of CupsThe image to your left is of the Ace of Cups in the Rider Waite Tarot Deck. If you reflect on the symbolism you may observe that the cup or chalice is being held by a divine hand, usually representative of God or one of God’s angelic messengers. Above…
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Continue reading →: How graphic can a Bible get? This one aims to push some boundaries.This picture of Samson in extreme slaughter mode is from The Word for Word Bible Comic, a comic which, as the name implies, will include every text, chapter and verse. Consequently, it is not for the kiddies. They warn, “This graphic novel will not shy away from any issue the…
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Continue reading →: American Christian Bible DevotionWhat is your response to this image? It kinda reminds me of Loki’s colour change when he first realised he was a Frost Giant in the first Thor movie, but I doubt that was the artist’s intent. Instead I gather it is expressing the experience of restoration through the Bible,…
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Continue reading →: Is sin sexy?Is this how you imaging Eve? In researching Christian art I frequently come across highly sexualised interpretations of the temptation of Eve, with artists playing up the possibility that original sin was related to sexual knowledge. Often this atmosphere is accentuated by having the snake draped over Eve in ways…
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Continue reading →: Why is Nietzsche so ignored by New Atheists?John Gray writes: “There can be little doubt that Nietzsche is the most important figure in modern atheism, but you would never know it from reading the current crop of unbelievers, who rarely cite his arguments or even mention him. Today’s atheists cultivate a broad ignorance of the history of…
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Continue reading →: Who can tell me more about the Hindu festival of Holi?Hey everyone! I’m curious about the significance of the Hindu festival of Holi. From what I’ve read, it seems to celebrate a few things: (a) Krishna’s playful interactions with the cowherding girls, (b) the defeat of the demoness Holika by Prahlad, a devotee of Vishnu, and (c) the arrival of…
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Continue reading →: The yin and yang of Christian ethicsWhat if, instead of exploring Christian ethics exclusively through the lens of Aristotelian either/or logic, more disciples opened themselves to exploring Christian ethics through the lens of more eastern style both/and logic as well? What would it look like? Well actually I think it would look a lot more like…
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