Monthly Archives: February 2012

Tee Time: HOPE (a la the Obama campaign poster)

Posted on February 28, 2012 by Victoria Emily Jones

A throwback to the 2008 U.S. presidential race.  And a reminder that we shouldn’t put all our trust in political officeholders to change the world.  They can do good, yes, but they can never offer the kind of lasting change … Continue reading →

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Jesus the Dancer, Part 3: “Tomorrow Shall Be My Dancing Day”

Posted on February 25, 2012 by Victoria Emily Jones

Here’s another English hymn—a Christmas carol, really—that characterizes Jesus as a dancer.  It’s medieval in origin, perhaps from a mystery play, but it wasn’t published until 1833, in William B. Sandys’s Christmas Carols, Ancient and Modern.  Since then, it has … Continue reading →

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Tee Time: I’m Coo-Coo for Christ!

Posted on February 21, 2012 by Victoria Emily Jones

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Jesus the Dancer, Part 2: The Art of Jyoti Sahi

Posted on February 21, 2012 by Victoria Emily Jones

Our Lord is the Dancer, who, like the heat latent in firewood, diffuses His power in mind and matter, and makes them dance in their turn. —Tiruvatavurar Puranam (stanza 75), a fifteenth-century sacred text written by Kadavul Mamunivar; translated by … Continue reading →

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Tee Time: Jesus is coming! Everyone look busy.

Posted on February 14, 2012 by Victoria Emily Jones

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Jesus the Dancer, Part 1: Sydney Carter’s “Lord of the Dance”

Posted on February 13, 2012 by Victoria Emily Jones

When you think “Lord of the Dance,” perhaps the first image that comes to mind is this (or something of the like): This is what a Google search will spit out, at least. But before it was the title of … Continue reading →

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Tee Time: I Can Do All Things Through Christ

Posted on February 7, 2012 by Victoria Emily Jones

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“In No Strange Land” by Francis Thompson

Posted on February 5, 2012 by Victoria Emily Jones

“The Kingdom of God is within you.” O world invisible, we view thee, O world intangible, we touch thee, O world unknowable, we know thee, Inapprehensible, we clutch thee! Does the fish soar to find the ocean, The eagle plunge … Continue reading →

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