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Author Archives: Victoria Emily Jones
“Ngarra Bura Fera” (Turn Back Pharaoh’s Army)
“Ngarra Bura Fera” is a Yorta Yorta adaptation of the African American spiritual “Turn Back Pharaoh’s Army,” which is in turn an adaptation of the two Jewish praise songs—one Moses’s, one Miriam’s—recorded in Exodus 15, following the Jews’ successful escape … Continue reading
Posted in Music
Tagged Aboriginal music, african american spirituals, Exodus, Miriam's song, The Sapphires
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Jesus’s stereoscopic vision: aligning what is with what will be
In his book Jesus and the Nonviolent Revolution, André Trocmé gives an illustration that relates the binocular vision principle to man’s view of reality in an ultimate sense. Humans’ two eyes enable them to perceive objects more truly, in three … Continue reading
Tee Time Roundup
These four Jesus T-shirts are no longer available in the marketplace, as far as I can tell. I found them on the blog Defending Contending.
Art exhibitions: The Seven Deadly Sins
The Fairfield/Westchester Museum Alliance (FWMA), a group of art institutions in Connecticut and New York, is running an exhibition series this summer and fall on the Seven Deadly Sins. Each of the member institutions is presenting one of the sins. … Continue reading
Posted in Theology, Western Art
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Tee Time: Jesus Turned My Life Around
Found at skreened.com.
Touching the wounds of African Americans
Over at God’s Politics, Elise Scott writes how we should bear our wounds openly and invite others to touch them. Our African American brothers and sisters have done this, are doing this. May we have the courage to reach out … Continue reading
The Spirit’s role
We trust in God the Holy Spirit, everywhere the giver and renewer of life. The Spirit justifies us by grace through faith, sets us free to accept ourselves and to love God and neighbor, and binds us together with all … Continue reading
Posted in Theology
Tagged holy spirit art, Pentecost Sunday, protestant confession of faith
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Tee Time: You may not like me . . .
. . . but Jesus thinks I’m to die for. Found here.
The Open Arms of Jesus
Jesus standing there with open arms. Ready to receive us, forgive us, embrace us. A big smile. A bright glow. This is perhaps one of the most familiar images of Jesus in popular culture, as evidenced by the slew of … Continue reading
Posted in Non-Western Art
Tagged Asian Christian art, Christian outreach, great commission, Korean Christian art
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The Jesus Question 