Praying the Psalms. Psalm 43
Psalm 43 You are God my stronghold. Why have you rejected me? Why must I go about mourning, oppressed by the enemy? Send me your light and your faithful care, let them lead me; let them bring me to your holy mountain, to the place where you dwell. The Psalms have...
Luther and his artist mates. Reformation by pictures.
The artists Lucas Cranach Senior and Junior, lived round the corner from the Luthers. They ran a thriving art studio and workshop, doing royal portraits, scenes from classical mythology, and large church pieces. Later, portraits of the Luthers sold very well. They...
Give to Caesar what is Caesar’s. Dealing with loaded questions.
Is it right to pay taxes to Caesar or not? (Matthew 22: 17). That was certainly a loaded question asked of Jesus. If he said ‘Yes,’ he lost popular support. If he said ‘No,’ the Jewish authorities would quickly denounce him to the Romans. They didn’t want an actual...
