Jan 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 twenty connected pa...

Unknown, 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 much consideration, ...

James Tissot, What Our Lord Saw from the Cross, 1894 The crucifixion is one of the most oft-represented events in Christian art, and few artists of note have...

Fra Angelico, Noli Me Tangere, c. 1440 The cross and the empty tomb. These are the two key events around which the Christian message revolves. The Gospels te...

Francisco de Zurburan, Agnus Dei, c. 1635-40 How it must have shocked and puzzled the followers of John the Baptist when, seeing Jesus approaching the place w...

Piero della Francesco, The Resurrection, c. 1463 In this striking image from Renaissance master Piero della Francesco, Christ strides forth victoriously from...

Titian, Christ On the Cross and the Good Thief, c. 1566 The KJV translation tells us that Christ was crucified between two “thieves,” though it is highly unl...

Jacobo Tintoretto, The Crucifixion, 1565 I’ll not soon forget the day I first saw this painting in all its powerful glory. I was in Venice, enjoying the las...

Masaccio, The Holy Trinity, c. 1426 Masaccio’s fresco of the crucifixion was created for the Church of Santa Maria Novella in Florence, and completed about 1...

Michelangelo Caravaggio, The Incredulity of St. Thomas, c. 1601 Thomas, in the days following the resurrection of Christ, expressed his doubt about Jesus’ re...

I’ve created a twelve part series of Lenten meditations based upon classic pieces of art. The first is below. If you are interested in getting the others as w...

It 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 strength I can draw u...

Just 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 ask for prayer about a...

Claude Monet's painting, "The Magpie," is one that exudes the very essence of peace and quietude. He has captured a moment of absolute stillness in the wintr...

The 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 popular themes in religi...

“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 had one of those morni...

"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 it." So says Atticu...

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 craving. And fast f...

Sometimes the experience of a creative person—whether a writer, visual artist, musician, or whatever—is similar to the experience of the disciples who travel...

This Sunday morning our sermon text was taken from the 23rd Psalm, a passage of scripture familiar even to many who know very little of the Bible. Some have ...