Whenever I see Arthur Hacker’s 1892 painting, The Annunciation, I feel like I’m intruding on an intimate conversation. It’s a beautiful picture, private and evocative.
It will soon be Advent, the most beautiful of church seasons, celebrated over the four Sundays preceding Christmas. You might not be part of a
Rosalie Kunoth-Monks is an Amatjere woman, born in the outback in 1937 at the height of Australia’s so-called assimilation policy. At that time, it was
[This is the third in a four-part series on the gifts of Advent. The first post explored BEAUTY and in the second I looked at
[This is the second in a four-part series looking at the gifts given to us in the coming of Jesus. The first gift I explored
Beauty – Katrina Lambert Beauty lives In the hollow of the itch you can’t reach. Its first gift is a jolt of recognition – A
“You keep using that word. I do not think it means what you think it means.” – Inigo Montoya In recent years, even the most
Look carefully at the painting. It’s one of history’s truly great pieces of Christmas-related art. Then read the Bible passage that inspired it. Then read
I will be posting two Advent reflections each week this season. They will each be based on one of the 10 greatest paintings of the
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