Bible/Jesus Archives » Mike Frost https://mikefrost.net/category/biblejesus/ AUTHOR | SPEAKER | MISSIOLOGIST | AGITATOR Mon, 17 Apr 2023 02:15:56 +0000 en-AU hourly 1 https://wordpress.org/?v=6.4.4 https://i0.wp.com/mikefrost.net/wp-content/uploads/2016/09/cropped-MF.png?fit=32%2C32&ssl=1 Bible/Jesus Archives » Mike Frost https://mikefrost.net/category/biblejesus/ 32 32 116298986 The Moon is Always Full https://mikefrost.net/the-moon-is-always-full/ https://mikefrost.net/the-moon-is-always-full/#comments Mon, 17 Apr 2023 02:15:52 +0000 https://mikefrost.net/?p=32527 I saw a meme recently that credited Jackie Deacon saying, “The moon is always full, it’s just our view that is partial.” The truth of that statement is undeniable. It’s just that we don’t often think of it like that. Because the sunlit portion of the moon changes shape according to each lunar phase, we […]

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]]> https://mikefrost.net/the-moon-is-always-full/feed/ 11 32527 Picturing Jesus — Part V: Does it Matter What Color Jesus is? https://mikefrost.net/picturing-jesus-part-v-does-it-matter-what-color-jesus-is/ https://mikefrost.net/picturing-jesus-part-v-does-it-matter-what-color-jesus-is/#comments Wed, 16 Mar 2022 23:07:58 +0000 https://mikefrost.net/?p=31920 I’m neither an artist nor an historian, but I’ve been fascinated with the way Jesus has been portrayed by artists throughout history. Over the next few posts I’m planning to take a very selective look at how we have pictured Jesus at different eras and in different cultures. You can read the others by checking […]

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]]> https://mikefrost.net/picturing-jesus-part-v-does-it-matter-what-color-jesus-is/feed/ 4 31920 Picturing Jesus — Part IV: Would Jesus carry a gun? https://mikefrost.net/picturing-jesus-part-iv-would-jesus-carry-a-gun/ https://mikefrost.net/picturing-jesus-part-iv-would-jesus-carry-a-gun/#comments Tue, 15 Mar 2022 10:17:12 +0000 https://mikefrost.net/?p=31886 I’m neither an artist nor an historian, but I’ve been fascinated with the way Jesus has been portrayed by artists throughout history. Over the next few posts I’m planning to take a very selective look at how we have pictured Jesus at different eras and in different cultures. You can read the earlier posts here and here and here. […]

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]]> https://mikefrost.net/picturing-jesus-part-iv-would-jesus-carry-a-gun/feed/ 4 31886 Picturing Jesus — Part III: Why is Jesus so white? https://mikefrost.net/picturing-jesus-part-iii-why-is-jesus-so-white/ https://mikefrost.net/picturing-jesus-part-iii-why-is-jesus-so-white/#comments Mon, 14 Mar 2022 01:00:57 +0000 https://mikefrost.net/?p=31861 I’m neither an artist nor an historian, but I’ve been fascinated with the way Jesus has been portrayed by artists throughout history. Over the next few posts I’m planning to take a very selective look at how we have pictured Jesus at different eras and in different cultures. You can read the earlier posts here […]

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]]> https://mikefrost.net/picturing-jesus-part-iii-why-is-jesus-so-white/feed/ 3 31861 Picturing Jesus — Part II: What is Jesus looking at up there? https://mikefrost.net/pictures-of-jesus-part-ii-what-is-jesus-looking-at-up-there/ https://mikefrost.net/pictures-of-jesus-part-ii-what-is-jesus-looking-at-up-there/#comments Fri, 11 Mar 2022 11:12:26 +0000 https://mikefrost.net/?p=31842 I’m neither an artist nor an historian, but I’ve been fascinated with the way Jesus has been portrayed by artists throughout history. Over the next few posts I’m planning to take a very selective look at how we have pictured Jesus at different eras and in different cultures. I remember visiting a cathedral once with […]

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]]> https://mikefrost.net/pictures-of-jesus-part-ii-what-is-jesus-looking-at-up-there/feed/ 1 31842 Picturing Jesus — Part I: Why is Jesus holding a wand? https://mikefrost.net/picturing-jesus-part-i-why-is-jesus-holding-a-wand/ https://mikefrost.net/picturing-jesus-part-i-why-is-jesus-holding-a-wand/#comments Thu, 10 Mar 2022 10:32:48 +0000 https://mikefrost.net/?p=31818 I’m neither an artist nor an historian, but I’ve been fascinated with the way Jesus has been portrayed by artists throughout history. Over the next few posts I’m planning to take a very selective look at how we have pictured Jesus at different eras and in different cultures. So, let’s start at the very beginning, […]

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]]> https://mikefrost.net/picturing-jesus-part-i-why-is-jesus-holding-a-wand/feed/ 3 31818 The Danger of Over Simplifying the Complex Story of Christ https://mikefrost.net/the-danger-of-over-simplifying-the-complex-story-of-christ/ https://mikefrost.net/the-danger-of-over-simplifying-the-complex-story-of-christ/#comments Wed, 21 Jul 2021 12:07:47 +0000 https://mikefrost.net/?p=30677 Albert Einstein has been credited with decreeing that everything should be made as simple as possible, but not more so. Sadly, we live in a time when the “more so” is too prevalent. Everything, it seems, has to be oversimplified beyond all sense and purpose. Conservative political leaders and social commentators mock the idea of […]

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]]> https://mikefrost.net/the-danger-of-over-simplifying-the-complex-story-of-christ/feed/ 18 30677 If Jesus Planted a Church, What Would It Look Like? https://mikefrost.net/if-jesus-planted-a-church-what-would-it-look-like/ https://mikefrost.net/if-jesus-planted-a-church-what-would-it-look-like/#comments Wed, 30 Jun 2021 01:22:00 +0000 https://mikefrost.net/?p=30623 If Jesus planted a church, what would it look like? There’d be lots of miracles and plenty of cryptic sermons, I guess. And clergy from traditional churches would drop by to tsk-tsk about what he was doing and to ask him curly theological questions. And you’d never run out of bread at the potluck suppers. […]

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]]> https://mikefrost.net/if-jesus-planted-a-church-what-would-it-look-like/feed/ 7 30623 Jesus Take the Wheel https://mikefrost.net/jesus-take-the-wheel/ https://mikefrost.net/jesus-take-the-wheel/#comments Thu, 27 May 2021 00:28:58 +0000 https://mikefrost.net/?p=30592 My Uber driver pulled up outside my house for my ride to the airport. He was a young guy with a big smile and from his cheery disposition I knew immediately he was going to chat to me the whole way. After the pleasantries about the weather and where I was flying to, he got […]

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]]> https://mikefrost.net/jesus-take-the-wheel/feed/ 15 30592 Renounce your white Jesus https://mikefrost.net/renounce-your-white-jesus/ https://mikefrost.net/renounce-your-white-jesus/#comments Tue, 07 Jul 2020 21:03:42 +0000 https://mikefrost.net/?p=29554 You might have seen this recent photo of an anti-racism protester holding a sign that reads, “There are no white people in the Bible. Take all the time you need with this.” At first, you’d think no one would need any time to digest that news. Of course, there are no white people in the […]

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