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Resurrection with a Red Balloon
Victoria Emily Jones | ArtWay
Artwork, Article about Artwork
Victoria Emily Jones offers a visual meditation on Polly Morgan's "Small Still Birth," a small, quiet image that gently evokes hope and resurrection.
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Birth, Death, Easter, Resurrection Of The Dead
The Jonah marbles, third century
Victoria Emily Jones | ArtWay
Artwork, Article about Artwork
"Jonah Swallowed and Jonah Cast Up are multivalent Eastertide images that express both physical and spiritual realities, enfolding biblical history with Christian liturgy and doctrine and future promise," writes Victoria Emily Jones.
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Death, Art, Jonah, Resurrection
Everlasting Joy Shall Be
Victoria Emily Jones | Art & Theology
Scripture Meditation or Sermon, Song or Hymn, Artwork
This reflection on Isaiah 35:5-6, 10 by Victoria Emily Jones, features Andrew Wyeth's tempera painting, "Snow Hill", and a performance of Ruth Lake's song, “Therefore the Redeemed," by Kim McLean.
Isaiah 35:5-6, 10
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Joy, Redemption, Death, Hope
Lazarus
Victoria Emily Jones | Art & Theology
Song or Hymn, Artwork, Article about Music
Victoria Emily Jones' post based on John 11:1-45 features Julia Stankova's painting "Resurrection of Lazarus," and audio and video of David Wisbish's song "Lazarus."
John 11:1-45
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Jesus, Mary, Lazarus, Resurrection
Day appears at last . . .
Victoria Emily Jones | ArtWay
Artwork, Article about Artwork
This piece of art by Odilon Redon depicts a radiant face of Christ with a crown of thorns that does not touch his head and is accompanied by a description from Victoria Emily Jones.
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Death, Easter, Christ, Day
Birth and death in Lavinia Fontana’s Holy Family painting
Victoria Emily Jones | Art & Theology
Book Quote, Artwork, Article about Artwork
Victoria Emily Jones reflects on Lavinia Fontana’s painting "Holy Family with Saints Margaret and Francis," and features commentary by Margaret Samu. The painting pictures Jesus as an infant and includes several elements that foreshadow his death.
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Death, Nativity, Mary, Jesus
Teach Us to Number Our Days
Victoria Emily Jones | Art & Theology
Song or Hymn, Artwork, Article about Music
Victoria Emily Jones' post on Psalm 90:1–6, 10, 12 includes the oil painting "Vanitas Still Life" by Jacques de Gheyn II, and a video of Rachmininoff's "Élégie" performed by Sheku Kanneh-Mason (cello) with Isata Kanneh-Mason (piano).
Psalm 90:1-6, 10, 12
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Wisdom, Death, Symbolism, Vanity
Emergence
Victoria Emily Jones | ArtWay
Artwork, Article about Artwork
Bill Viola: Emergence. When watching this nearly 12 minute film we see two women acting almost as midwives, their grief overcome by joy as they assist this man in rising from water into life.
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Birth, Death, Easter, Art
The Jonah marbles, third century
Victoria Emily Jones | ArtWay
Artwork, Article about Artwork
A brief article on two statues of Jonah, first swallowed then expelled by the sea monster, dating back to third century Asia Minor (Turkey). Themes include
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Death, Easter, Art, Jonah
“After the Fig Leaves, Eve Cuts Her Hair”
Victoria Emily Jones | Art & Theology
Artwork, Poetry, Article about Artwork
Victoria Emily Jones reflects on LeighAnna Schesser's poem “After the Fig Leaves, Eve Cuts Her Hair” and William-Adolphe Bouguereau’s painting "The First Mourning." These works are about the first couple's grief following the murder of Abel.
Genesis 4:1-17
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Death, Grief, Adam, Eve
Resurrection Now
Victoria Emily Jones | The Visual Commentary on Scripture
Sermon Preparation or Illustration, Artwork, Article about Artwork
"The Resurrection, Cookham" by Stanley Spencer portrays the last day unfolding peacefully in the churchyard. The people in the painting could well exclaim along with Paul, "Where, O death, is your sting?" (1 Corinthians 15:35-58)
1 Corinthians 15:55
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Resurrection, Death
Life Latent in Death
Victoria Emily Jones | The Visual Commentary on Scripture
Sermon Preparation or Illustration, Artwork, Article about Artwork
A visual commentary on 1 Corinthians 15:35–58 using the 5th century Sarcophagus of Saint Theodore which conveys a message of triumph over death through Christ.
1 Corinthians 15:35-58
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Death, Resurrection Of The Dead, Sarcophagi, Triumph Of Christ
“For the Nativity”
Victoria Emily Jones | Art & Theology
Song or Hymn, Poetry, Article about Music
Victoria Emily Jones reflects on the poem "For the Nativity" by John Heath-Stubbs, and a musical setting of the poem by Peter Dickinson. “Out in the cold He lies!”
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Nativity, Peace, Death, Resurrection
Life in the Spirit
Victoria Emily Jones | Art & Theology
Song or Hymn, Artwork, Article about Artwork
Victoria Emily Jones' post on life in the Spirit, as opposed to life in the flesh (Romans 8:6), includes Sawai Chinnawong's ink drawing "Holy Spirit," and a performance of "Untitled" by the musical group Seryn.
Romans 8:6
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Art, Holiness, Devotion, Holy Spirit
Short Prayers in a Time of Virus
Victoria Emily Jones | Art & Theology
Artwork, Prayer
Victoria Emily Jones presents a series of short prayers (collects) by Julie Perrin, "to voice our anxieties, sadness, and pleas to God, and for reminding us of who God is." Included are photographs by Ian Ferguson.
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Fear, Love, Prayer, Collect
Nailheads
Victoria Emily Jones | Art & Theology
Song or Hymn, Artwork, Article about Artwork
Victoria Emily Jones introduces artist Jaime Molina’s "nailheads"—carved, wooden heads with hair and beards formed by hammered nails. Molina leaves the viewer to create a narrative for the heads; Jones sees in them Christ's passion.
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Death, Christ, Passion, Art
“Merry Autumn”
Victoria Emily Jones | Art & Theology
Artwork, Poetry
Victoria Emily Jones presents Paul Laurence Dunbar's poem "Merry Autumn" and David Grossman's painting "Autumn Flight."
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Earth, Year, Fall, Death
Leavetaking
Victoria Emily Jones | Art & Theology
Poetry
This blog post by Victoria Emily Jones features a poem by Anne Porter called “Leavetaking.” Even as she aged and deteriorated, she reflects on the myriad ways in which God reveals himself in the world.
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Death, Praise, Thanksgiving, Art
The Savasana of Lent
Victoria Emily Jones | Art & Theology
Scripture Meditation or Sermon and 3 more types
Drawing on Michael Stone, Victoria Emily Jones reflects on lessons from yoga for approaching Lent as a season of "attentive relaxation." Also included are artwork by Michelle Kingdom and poetry by Rami M. Shapiro.
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Death, Lent, Yoga, Ash Wednesday
Walking the Via Dolorosa through Amsterdam (Part 2)
Victoria Emily Jones | Art & Theology
Artwork, Article about Artwork
This is part two of a commentary on "Art Stations of the Cross" a contemporary art pilgrimage through Amsterdam where participants spend time before a specially chosen contemporary artwork addressing some form of human/environmental suffering.
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Death, Slavery, Immigration, Refugees
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