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Author Archives: Victoria Emily Jones
Tee Time: Flying High for Jesus
Found at littlewitnesswear.com.
“O filigree petal!”
Boston has seen quite a bit of snow this winter. My husband and I marvel at how the snowflakes here, more often than not, are actually star-shaped, like you see in cartoons or on elementary-school art walls. Here’s a photo … Continue reading
Jesus as Sun-Face: A Panel Carving by Don Froese
This is part 4 of a series on Christian art of the Pacific Northwest Coast. Read part 1 here. “The Sun of Righteousness will rise with healing in his wings.”—Malachi 4:2a Don Froese (traditional name: PeqYexwela) belongs to the Seabird … Continue reading
Tee Time: Body Piercing Saved My Life
Found at cafepress.com.
Christmas and Easter Totem Poles by David K. Fison
This is part 3 of a series on Christian art of the Pacific Northwest Coast. Read part 1 here. “In the absence of a written language, the Indians of the Northwest had preserved their stories and events carved from cedar … Continue reading
Tee Time: I’m down with J-dog!
Found at cafepress.com.
Jesus as Thunderbird: A Totem Pole-Crucifix by Stanley Peters
This is part 2 of a series on Christian art of the Pacific Northwest Coast. Read part 1 here. In 1975 the Canadian Conference of Catholic Bishops commissioned twenty artists from across Canada, eight of whom were First Nations artists, … Continue reading
Depictions of Jesus in Northwest Coast Art
This is part 1 of a series on Christian art of the Pacific Northwest Coast. In an address given at Martyrs’ Shrine in Huronia, Ontario, on September 15, 1984, Pope John Paul II said that “not only is Christianity relevant … Continue reading
Posted in Non-Western Art
Tagged American Indian Christian art, native christian art, pope in canada, potlatch, totem poles
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Tee Time: Bowling for Jesus
Found at zazzle.com.
Prayer during Lent
Here’s a six-minute video by Jarrod McKenna on why prayer is important, and what the Lord’s Prayer means to him. http://vimeo.com/60182702 Excerpts: “Often we talk about inviting Jesus into your heart. . . . But prayer is in fact Jesus’s … Continue reading
Posted in Theology
Tagged inbreaking of God's kingdom, jarrod mckenna, prayer during lent, the lord's prayer
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