Monthly Archives: October 2011

Piper on depictions of Christ in art

Posted on October 29, 2011 by Victoria Emily Jones

Click on the screen cap below to hear what pastor John Piper has to say about artistic depictions of Jesus Christ.  (The famous depiction of the blonde-haired, blue-eyed Christ that he refers to is Warner Sallman’s Head of Christ.)   … Continue reading →

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Tee Time: Jesus Beat the Devil with a Big Ugly Stick

Posted on October 25, 2011 by Victoria Emily Jones

A two-sider!  Found at SlideForward.com.

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Get Ready for JesusWeen

Posted on October 24, 2011 by Victoria Emily Jones

When Halloween rolls around next Monday, a group of Christians spread throughout Canada and the U.S. will be celebrating JesusWeen instead.  JesusWeen participants will be giving out Bibles and tracts and other “Christian gifts” to trick-or-treaters (“… when someone knocks … Continue reading →

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Jesus-o’-Lanterns

Posted on October 22, 2011 by Victoria Emily Jones

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Jesus as Fast-Acting Cleansing Agent

Posted on October 20, 2011 by Victoria Emily Jones

Here’s an interactive gospel tract that brands Jesus as a “quick-acting formula” that “gets tough sins out”—a play on the product claims of Tide laundry detergent.  (Click here, or on the image below, to scroll through the various pages of … Continue reading →

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Tee Time: Jesus Is My Sensei

Posted on October 18, 2011 by Victoria Emily Jones

Found at cafepress.com.

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‘Jesus, Savior, Pilot Me’

Posted on October 16, 2011 by Victoria Emily Jones

Listen to this beautiful hymn adaptation recorded by Bifrost Arts on their 2009 album Come, O Spirit!. The words were written by Edward Hopper in 1871, and the new tune was written by Joseph Pensak and Isaac Wardell for this … Continue reading →

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‘Mourning to Morning’

Posted on October 14, 2011 by Victoria Emily Jones

“Thou has turned for me my mourning into dancing.  Thou has put off my sackcloth, and girded me with gladness, to the end that my glory may sing praise to thee, and not be silent.  O Lord my God, I … Continue reading →

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Tee Time: Silly Rabbit…

Posted on October 11, 2011 by Victoria Emily Jones

Found at CoolFaith.com.

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Forbidden Art in Russia

Posted on October 10, 2011 by Victoria Emily Jones

This August, a court in central Russia banned this painting from all future exhibitions and publications, deeming it “religiously offensive” and “extremist.” This piece depicting Mickey Mouse delivering the Sermon on the Mount was part of a 2007 exhibition at … Continue reading →

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