‘Artistic genius doesn’t flourish in a vacuum. Behind every great creation is a web of relationships that helped form the person who formed the masterpiece.’ Read a review of recent biopic ‘Tolkien’ and of his faith and friendships which influenced his most beloved characters from the Lord of the Rings. ‘Tolkien’ and the Dying Art…
‘Kind comes from the same root from which we get the word kin. To be kind, then, is to treat someone like they are family. To possess the virtue of kindness is to be in the habit of treating all people as if they were family.’ Karen Swallow Prior, On Reading Well, p.207.
Unemployment, being made redundant, long term absence from work or just generally having no idea what to do with your life can leave us feeling bereft and like a bit of a failure. Here’s a great article from Heirs Magazine on how, regardless of our job status, we can be confident in our identity in…
‘One of the greatest tragedies of the fall is that we get tired of familiar glories.’ Clyde Kilby in John Piper, Reading the Bible Supernaturally, p.42.
“Our first and most important spiritual task is to claim that unconditional love of God for ourselves. We have to dare to say ‘Whether I feel it or not, whether I comprehend it or not, I know with a spiritual knowledge that I am God’s beloved child, and nobody can take that divine childhood away…
Finding reading the Bible to be a jargon busting exercise? Wanting to immerse yourself in God’s word but not really knowing where to begin? Glen Scrivener has a great series of videos called Speak Life to help unpack the spiritual truths of the Bible starting from Genesis. Have a look below.
…but Sunday’s a coming!
Sometimes our words fail us. Sometimes art can communicate a message in such a powerful way that we feel our words wouldn’t ever be able to articulate. As we approach Easter, here is a website called The Art of Lent (this is today’s excerpt on the theme of No Greater Love). 40 days worth of art…
‘There is no tribunal so magnificent, no throne so stately, no show of triumph so distinguished, no chariot so elevated as is the gibbet on which Christ has subdued death and the devil and trodden them under his feet.’ John Calvin in Michael Green, I Believe in Satan’s Downfall, p.94.