- Header image courtesy of Beyond Belief Media. (Adapted from the Christ Pantocrator icon in St. Catherine's monastery, Sinai, 6th century.)
Subscribe via RSS feed
-
-
Recent Posts
Archives
Categories
- To see what books I'm reading, visit my Shelfari page.
Author Archives: Victoria Emily Jones
“I learned to be a feminist from Jesus.”
In a recent interview over at RedLetterChristians.org, Margot Starbuck asked popular Christian author Rachel Held Evans, whose egalitarian views have been known to ruffle the feathers of her more conservative evangelical peers, “Do you readily identify as a feminist? Have … Continue reading
Tee Time: Roar for Jesus
From the vendor site: “ ‘For we have found this man a perfect pest (a real plague), an agitator and source of disturbance… throughout the world’ (Acts 24:5). This testimony should be true of all Christians. We are called to … Continue reading
“Jesus Saves” Banjo Uke
This 1938 postcard is from the collection of Jim Linderman, who created and maintains the blog Old Time Religion as a catalog of all the vintage religious literature, advertisements, photographs, toys, and other ephemera he has collected over the years. … Continue reading
Posted in Music
Tagged betty kerstetter, jim linderman, old-time religion, southern gospel music
1 Comment
Tee Time: Jesus is my Guild Leader
Found at Penny Arcade.
Roundup: Coventry Cathedral, the falsifiability of Christianity, racism, a child’s letter, liturgy, and a “recycled orchestra”
I apologize for not generating much original content lately. I haven’t anything substantive to present at the moment, but I have been voraciously reading up and taking notes on the history behind the building and art of Coventry Cathedral—one of … Continue reading
Posted in Film, History, Inspirational, Music, Western Art
1 Comment
Tee Time: Killed in the line of duty
“He humbled himself and became obedient to death on a cross!”—Philippians 2:8 Found at jcdivinedesigns.com.
Roundup: The Bible
“Do Faithful Christians Take the Bible Literally?” by Glenn T. Stanton: “First, we must understand that the phrase ‘take the Bible literally’ is primarily a litmus test—and a silly one at that—for ‘do you really believe the Bible?’ This is … Continue reading
Tee Time: I bee-lieve in Jesus Christ
Found at LadyLiberty.com.
“Fierce was the wild billow”: An Eastern Orthodox hymn
This hymn, originally written in Greek, is ascribed to Anatolius of the seventh century. The following is an English translation by John Mason Neale from 1862. Fierce was the wild billow, Dark was the night; Oars labored heavily, Foam glimmered … Continue reading
Tee Time: Bought red-handed
“For you were bought with a price, therefore glorify God in your body, and in your spirit, which are God’s.”—1 Corinthians 6:20 Found at truevineart.com.
The Jesus Question 