2+ hour, 52+ min ago  (400+ words) Sister Wendy's The Art of Holy Week and Easter, on the other hand, I did enjoy and recommend. I wish it had the same variety as the Lent book. (There's only one modern/contemporary painting.) I care for only about…...

1+ week, 4+ day ago  (227+ words) All flesh is like grass'and all its glory like the flower of grass.The grass withers,'and the flower falls,but the word of the Lord endures forever. LOOK: French Exit by Tadao Cern In this installation by Tadao Cern,…...

2+ week, 2+ day ago  (259+ words) VIDEO ART: Quarta-Feira de Cinzas / Epilogue (Ash Wednesday / Epilogue) by Rivane Neuenschwander with Cao Guimar'es: When visiting the Museum of Modern Art in New York last month, I encountered a video work from Brazil that I found mesmerizing. The Perez…...

2+ week, 5+ day ago  (548+ words) The following text has been floating around the internet for some time. It's often attributed to the American motivational writer and Methodist lay leader William Arthur Ward (19211994), but it is not in his compilation of maxims, Fountains of Faith (Droke…...

1+ mon, 2+ day ago  (179+ words) SPOTIFY PLAYLIST: February 2026 (Art & Theology): An assortment of psalms, hymns, and spiritual songs, old and new. This annual gathering features presenters from across the disciplines of poetry, music, visual art, theater, film, dance, creativity coaching, and real estate development. General…...

1+ mon, 3+ week ago  (184+ words) Tomorrow will be the final post in the daily Christmas series for this liturgical year. LOOK: The Magi and Mondrian by Tanja Butler LISTEN: "Trei crai de la R's'rit" (Three Kings from the East), series 1, no. 10 from Romanian Christmas Carols…...

1+ mon, 4+ week ago  (271+ words) ARTICLE: "Witnessing the Divine: The Magi in Art and Literature" by Robin Jensen, Bible Review: In this 2001 article, art historian Robin Jensen traces the development of the tradition of the magi through early Christian art (catacomb frescoes, sarcophagi and funerary…...

1+ mon, 4+ week ago  (126+ words) LOOK: Relief sculpture of the magi, Amiens Cathedral In this sculpture, the Old Testament prophet Balaam pronounces his oracle that'a star shall come out of Jacob, and a scepter shall rise out of Israel" (Num. 24:17). The anonymous artist shows the…...

1+ mon, 4+ week ago  (304+ words) LOOK: Chr. Geb. by J'rg L'nger The contemporary German artist J'rg L'nger creates extraordinary mixed-media works, many of which are in dialogue with Christian art history. L'nger has an academic degree not just in art but also in religious studies…...

1+ mon, 4+ week ago  (424+ words) The light comes feebly, slowly, to the world On this one day that blesses all the year, Just as it comes on any other day: A feeble child He came, yet not the less Brought godlike childhood to the aged…...