Terry Glaspey4 minThe Art of Paying AttentionTo take a good picture in the past, you needed to own an expensive camera. And know how to focus it properly. And process your photos at...
Terry Glaspey2 minBlack Lives MatterBlack lives matter. Let's not diminish that statement by saying that all lives matter. Of course they do. But most white moms and dads...
Terry Glaspey2 minLenten Journey with Art #11Jan van Eyck, The Adoration of the Lamb, 1432 Commonly referred to as The Adoration of the Lamb, this is the central panel—the largest of...
Terry Glaspey2 minLenten Journey with Art #10Unknown, Anastasis, c. 1310 “He descended into hell.” It is a phrase from the Apostle’s Creed to which many of us probably haven’t given...
Terry Glaspey2 minLenten Journey with Art #9James Tissot, What Our Lord Saw from the Cross, 1894 The crucifixion is one of the most oft-represented events in Christian art, and few...
Terry Glaspey2 minLenten Journey with Art #8Fra Angelico, Noli Me Tangere, c. 1440 The cross and the empty tomb. These are the two key events around which the Christian message...
Terry Glaspey2 minLenten Journey with Art #7Francisco de Zurburan, Agnus Dei, c. 1635-40 How it must have shocked and puzzled the followers of John the Baptist when, seeing Jesus...
Terry Glaspey2 minLenten Journey with Art #6Piero della Francesco, The Resurrection, c. 1463 In this striking image from Renaissance master Piero della Francesco, Christ strides...
Terry Glaspey2 minLenten Journey with Art #5Titian, Christ On the Cross and the Good Thief, c. 1566 The KJV translation tells us that Christ was crucified between two “thieves,”...
Terry Glaspey2 minLenten Journey with Art #4Jacobo Tintoretto, The Crucifixion, 1565 I’ll not soon forget the day I first saw this painting in all its powerful glory. I was in...
Terry Glaspey2 minLenten Journey with Art #3Masaccio, The Holy Trinity, c. 1426 Masaccio’s fresco of the crucifixion was created for the Church of Santa Maria Novella in Florence,...
Terry Glaspey2 minLenten Journey with Art #2Michelangelo Caravaggio, The Incredulity of St. Thomas, c. 1601 Thomas, in the days following the resurrection of Christ, expressed his...
Terry Glaspey3 minLenten Journey with Art #1I’ve created a twelve part series of Lenten meditations based upon classic pieces of art. The first is below. If you are interested in...
Terry Glaspey2 minPraying With the SaintsIt always sends a chill down my spine when I join the congregation in singing “A Mighty Fortress Is Our God.” This hymn assures me of a...
Terry Glaspey3 minGrowing Up With My Daughters: Thoughts for Father's DayJust yesterday one of my daughters called, and I could hear the despair in her voice as soon as I answered the phone. She called me to...
Terry Glaspey2 minLearning to Look: Art and MindfulnessClaude Monet's painting, "The Magpie," is one that exudes the very essence of peace and quietude. He has captured a moment of absolute...
Terry Glaspey (terryglaspey.com)2 minThe God Who "Troubles" Our LivesThe Annunciation, the name given to the moment when an angel appeared to Mary to announce the birth of the Savior is one of the most...
Terry Glaspey3 minGratitude Is an Attitude...Just Ask Piglet“Piglet noticed that even though he had a Very Small Heart, it could hold a rather large amount of Gratitude.” – A.A. Milne Recently I...
Terry Glaspey2 minCan Art Help Heal Our Cultural Divide?"You never really understand a person until you consider things from his point of view...until you climb into his skin and walk around in...
Terry Glaspey2 minFast Food Culture or Gourmet Culture?I can enjoy fast food as much as anyone. Sometimes a MacDonalds Quarter Pounder with Cheese or a Chik-Fil-A sandwich is exactly what I am...