Author Archives: Victoria Emily Jones

Tee Time: Little Men

Posted on March 20, 2012 by Victoria Emily Jones

Found at littlementees.com (at Café Press).

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Jesus the Dancer, Part 6: The Round Dance of the Cross

Posted on March 15, 2012 by Victoria Emily Jones

Note to Reader: The Acts of John is not part of the Christian canon, mainly because of its docetic teachings, which read more like myth than history and depart widely from orthodox Christianity. This text, like others in the Gnostic … Continue reading →

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Tee Time: All I Got…

Posted on March 13, 2012 by Victoria Emily Jones

“My dad created the universe and all I got was this lousy T-shirt?” Found at happygoodies.com.

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Jesus the Dancer, Part 5: The Art of Mark Dukes

Posted on March 11, 2012 by Victoria Emily Jones

St. Gregory of Nyssa Episcopal Church in San Francisco is home to a 3,000-square-foot icon of ninety dancing saints (and four animals), who wrap themselves in two large rings around the rotunda as they follow the lead of Jesus, the … Continue reading →

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Tee Time: Hii Saved Me

Posted on March 6, 2012 by Victoria Emily Jones

Found at goodnewsclothing.com.

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Jesus the Dancer, Part 4: Snakes and Maize

Posted on March 2, 2012 by Victoria Emily Jones

This is a guest post by an American artist who has an interest in nonwestern art but prefers to remain anonymous. I asked him to share some of his work with us. ‘He will crush [the serpent’s] head’ This painting … Continue reading →

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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

Found at CoolFaith.com.  

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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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