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Continue reading →: Is there anything more supernatural than love?What comes to mind when you hear the word “supernatural”? Miraces? Angels? I have to confess that don’t particularly like the S-word, as it sounds a lot more at home in the world of Plato than it does in the world of Abraham, Isaac and Jacob. I find this becomes…
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Continue reading →: The Missional SpiritThanks to my pastor, Des, I am thinking about the Missional Spirit once more. In the past I have highlighted the need for a more empowering and ancient way of understanding the Spirit. A way beyond the ways of Cessationism, Pentecostalism and Pantheism. A way which more fully appreciates the…
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Continue reading →: Aboriginal Christian Painting of the Trinity and the People of God“Wapirra Trinity” by Clarise Nampijinpa Poulson. An Aboriginal Art website explains the image this way: “Her work of art contains, from top to bottom, the following Wapirra (Trinity) Jukurrpa. As usual in the iconography used at Yuendumu, humans are represented by U-forms. Inside the brown, nearly closed arc at the top…
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Continue reading →: Christian painting of the Dance of the Daughter of HerodiasThis is another painting of the daughter of Herodias dancing, this time with more faithfulness to the cultural context. I cannot say much about the dancing style (maybe Lucy could comment from a dancing perspective?) but the reclining posture of the aristocrats and the musical instrument seem much more authentic.
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Continue reading →: Christ and the UnconsciousAre unconscious sins any less sinful? Is it enough that to say, “My intentions were good”, even if the outcome was not what was anticipated? Or even beyond what could have been anticipated? Is it fair to be judged by God if I had no idea I was doing wrong,…
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Continue reading →: Sex, Death and a Baptist DancerThis week I have been exploring Christian art related to the dance of the daughter of Herodias (Salome in some traditions) and the beheading of John the Baptist. In many paintings I found the dancing and beheading scenes were mingled into one. In some cases, in so graphic and erotic…
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Continue reading →: Are Mormons Christian?What do you think about Mormons? Are the Christian? This is a question I often get asked in interfaith conversations. Sometimes it is asked by Christians who are unfamiliar with Mormonism, but more often it is asked by non-Christians. Sometimes it is asked out of genuine curiousity, but more often…
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Continue reading →: Asian Christian Painting of David and SaulI have not been able to find who painted this Asian Christian image of David and Saul, but it relates to the conflict between them in 1 Samuel 18.
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Continue reading →: Jewish Jesus ArtYou’ve probably seen many depictions of the Last Supper, but perhaps not quite like this. Which is a pity. Because historically, it’s true: Jews in Jesus’ time actually reclined at tables during meals. Take a look at these verses from the Gospel of Luke: “When one of the Pharisees invited…
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