Author Archives: Victoria Emily Jones

Tee Time: Cheesus Chrust

Posted on April 17, 2012 by Victoria Emily Jones

I found this shirt at evolvefish.com. It’s a reference to a scene from the movie My Best Friend’s Girl, starring Dane Cook.  (Content advisory:  This clip contains a piece of crude sexual humor at 0:56.)

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Augustine and Donne on Loving God Supremely

Posted on April 14, 2012 by Victoria Emily Jones

“He loves Thee too little who loves anything together with Thee, which he loves not for Thy sake.” —St. Augustine, Confessions  “Nor Thou nor Thy religion dost control, The amorousness of an harmonious Soul, But thou would’st have that love … Continue reading →

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“Plastic Jesus, sittin’ on the dashboard…”

Posted on April 12, 2012 by Victoria Emily Jones

I recently watched the movie Cool Hand Luke (1967), so this song has been stuck in my head: “I don’t care if it rains or freezes Long as I got my plastic Jesus Sittin’ on the dashboard of my car. … Continue reading →

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Tee Time: Mighty Jesus

Posted on April 10, 2012 by Victoria Emily Jones

Found at zazzle.com.

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“Easter” by George Herbert (1633)

Posted on April 8, 2012 by Victoria Emily Jones

(I can’t figure out how to replicate the poem’s indentations in WordPress.  You can read the poem in its original formatting here.) “Rise heart; thy Lord is risen.  Sing his praise Without delayes, Who takes thee by the hand, that … Continue reading →

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Jesus as Egg Cracker

Posted on April 6, 2012 by Victoria Emily Jones

In the Greek Orthodox Church, it is a Maundy Thursday tradition to hard-boil some eggs and dye them red.  The red symbolizes the blood of Christ, shed on the cross on our behalf.  Families arrange the eggs in a basket … Continue reading →

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Tee Time: Zombie Jesus

Posted on April 3, 2012 by Victoria Emily Jones

A triple feature.  These T-shirts are from, in order of appearance, Café Press, humerusonline.com, and championsof hell.com.

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Jesus the Dancer, Part 8: Conclusion

Posted on March 31, 2012 by Victoria Emily Jones

Here’s a recap of the series: In part 1, we looked at three different musical interpretations of “Lord of the Dance” by Sydney Carter. “Dance . . . and I’ll lead you,” says the Jesus of these lyrics. Carter said … Continue reading →

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Tee Time: Pick Jesus

Posted on March 27, 2012 by Victoria Emily Jones

Found at GuitarCenter.com.

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Jesus the Dancer, Part 7: The Art of Nyoman Darsane

Posted on March 25, 2012 by Victoria Emily Jones

Balinese artist Nyoman Darsane was born in 1939 and raised as a Hindu.  At age seventeen, he became a Christian and as a result was ostracized by his family and village community.  But because he so persistently strove, through his … Continue reading →

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