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The Bible In Paintings ~ Encouragement for Appreciating and Applying God's Word ~ JESUS WALKS ON THE WATER! ֎ Featuring 40 Paintings, 1 Relief and 3 Windows ֎ M A R K Chapter 6* Jesus made his disciples get into the boat and go on ahead of him to Bethsaida, while he dismissed the crowd. After leaving them, he went up on a mountainside to pray. When evening came, the boat was in the middle of the lake, and he was alone on land. He saw the disciples straining at the oars, because the wind was against them. About...

AMMAN — In a television interview with CNN, King Abdullah II of Jordan warned of the danger of diminishing the Christian presence in the Middle East and attempts to empty the East of its Christians. He stressed that Christians are the past and present of the East and they must be part of its future as well. During the interview, King Abdullah spoke about the efforts Jordan is making to protect and care for Christian sanctities and to protect the Christian presence in the Middle East. The country is also making efforts to protect the Baptismal Site and develop the...

The Bible In Paintings ~ Encouragement for Appreciating and Applying God's Word ~ JESUS FEEDS THE 5,000 ֎ Featuring 40 Paintings, 2 Mosaics, 1 Relief and 8 Windows ֎ J O H N CHAPTER 6* Jesus crossed to the far shore of the Sea of Galilee (that is, the Sea of Tiberias), and a great crowd of people followed him because they saw the miraculous signs he had performed on the sick. Then Jesus went up on a mountainside and sat down with his disciples. The Jewish Passover Feast was near. When Jesus looked up and saw a great...

Here is a look back at the key dates and events in the life of Pope Benedict XVI:1927 — Joseph Ratzinger is born on Holy Saturday, April 16, in the Bavarian town of Marktl am Inn, Germany, and is baptized on that same day. 1936 — Ratzinger makes his first Communion in the parish church of the Assumption of Our Lady on March 15. 1937 — Cardinal Michael von Faulhaber administers the sacrament of confirmation to 10-year-old Joseph Ratzinger on June 9 in the Traunstein, Germany, parish church of St. Oswald. 1939 — At age 12, Ratzinger enters a minor...

The Bible In Paintings ~ Encouragement for Appreciating and Applying God's Word ~ KING HEROD BEHEADS JOHN THE BAPTIST ֎ Featuring 41 Paintings and 4 Reliefs ֎ M A T T H E W CHAPTER 14* Herod the tetrarch heard the reports about Jesus, and he said to his attendants, “This is John the Baptist; he has risen from the dead! That is why miraculous powers are at work in him.” Now Herod had arrested John and bound him and put him in prison because of Herodias, his brother Philip’s wife, for John had been saying to him: “It...

The Bible In Paintings ~ Encouragement for Appreciating and Applying God's Word ~ KING HEROD BEHEADS JOHN THE BAPTIST ֎ Featuring 26 Paintings, 2 Reliefs, 1 Photograph and 1 Sculpture ֎ M A T T H E W CHAPTER 14* Herod the tetrarch heard the reports about Jesus, and he said to his attendants, “This is John the Baptist; he has risen from the dead! That is why miraculous powers are at work in him.” Now Herod had arrested John and bound him and put him in prison because of Herodias, his brother Philip’s wife, for John had been...

The Bible In Paintings ~ Encouragement for Appreciating and Applying God's Word ~ JESUS' PARABLE OF WHEAT AND WEEDS ֎ Featuring 25 Paintings and 3 Windows ֎ M A T T H E W CHAPTER 13 Jesus told them another parable: “The kingdom of heaven is like a man who sowed good seed in his field. But while everyone was sleeping, his enemy came and sowed weeds among the wheat, and went away. When the wheat sprouted and formed heads, then the weeds also appeared. “The owner’s servants came to him and said, ‘Sir, didn’t you sow good seed...

OAKLAND, Calif. (CNS) — Citing rising operating costs, declining enrollment and an increased need for institutional aid, officials at Holy Names University in Oakland said the school will close at the end of the academic year in May. Efforts to partner with another institution to keep the 154-year-old university open were unsuccessful, said Steven Borg, chairman of the school’s board of trustees. The school was founded by the Sisters of the Holy Names of Jesus and Mary. “While we’ve had interest in long-term collaboration with potential partners, we do not have the type of interest that would sustain HNU in...

The Bible In Paintings ~ Encouragement for Appreciating and Applying God's Word ~ JESUS' "PARABLE OF THE SOWER" ֎ Featuring 32 Paintings, 1 Photograph and 5 Windows ֎ L U K E CHAPTER 8* After this, Jesus traveled about from one town and village to another, proclaiming the good news of the kingdom of God. The Twelve were with him, and also some women who had been cured of evil spirits and diseases: Mary (called Magdalene) from whom seven demons had come out; Joanna the wife of Cuza, the manager of Herod’s household; Susanna; and many others. These women...

The Bible In Paintings ~ Encouragement for Appreciating and Applying God's Word ~ A SINFUL WOMAN ANOINTS JESUS ֎ Featuring 38 Paintings, 1 Relief and 3 Windows ֎ L U K E CHAPTER 7 Now one of the Pharisees invited Jesus to have dinner with him, so he went to the Pharisee’s house and reclined at the table. When a woman who had lived a sinful life in that town learned that Jesus was eating at the Pharisee’s house, she brought an alabaster jar of perfume, and as she stood behind him at his feet weeping, she began to...

The Bible In Paintings ~ Encouragement for Appreciating and Applying God's Word ~ M E R R Y C H R I S T M A S ! ֎ Featuring 29 Paintings, 1 Relief and 7 Windows ֎ H A R K ! T H E H E R A L D A N G E L S S I N G ! 1 NICOLAES PIETERSZ BERCHEM "The Annunciation to the Shepherds" 2 WILLIAM HENRY MARGETSON "The First Noel" 3 THOMAS COLE "The Angel Appearing" 4 CARL HEINRICH BLOCH "The Shepherds and the Angel" 5 DOUGLAS RAMSEY "Born unto...

The Bible In Paintings ~ Encouragement for Appreciating and Applying God's Word ~ M E R R Y C H R I S T M A S ! ֎ Featuring 29 Paintings, 2 Reliefs, 1 Statue and 8 Windows ֎ G A B R I E L A N N O U N C E S T O M A R Y 1 HENRY OSSAWA TANNER "The Annunciation" 2 WILLIAM BRASSEY HOLE "The Annunciation" 3 JOHN WILLIAM WATERHOUSE "The Annunciation" 4 ARTHUR HACKER "The Annunciation" 5 SIMON BENING "The Annunciation" 6 GODFRIED SCHALCKEN "The Annunciation" 7 OSCAR ALONZO "The...

ROME (AP) — Opposition lawmakers in Italy are seeking a parliamentary commission of inquiry into three cold cases that have consumed the Italian public’s imagination for decades, including the 1983 disappearance of a 15-year-old that was highlighted in the Netflix documentary, “Vatican Girl.”The aim of the inquest, said Sen. Carlo Calenda, would be to pressure the Vatican to finally turn over everything it knows about Emanuela Orlandi’s disappearance to Italian law enforcement authorities, saying its longstanding official claim of ignorance was “hardly credible.” “We are a great secular nation that treats the Vatican with respect, but this case certainly cannot...

The Bible In Paintings ~ Encouragement for Appreciating and Applying God's Word ~ If you please, join us here for special threads on CHRISTMAS EVE and CHRISTMAS DAY JESUS RAISES THE WIDOW'S SON ֎ Featuring 38 Paintings, 1 Photograph, 1 Relief and 4 Windows ֎ L U K E CHAPTER 7 Jesus went to a town called Nain, and his disciples and a large crowd went along with him. As he approached the town gate, a dead person was being carried out—the only son of his mother, and she was a widow. And a large crowd from the town...

The Bible In Paintings ~ Encouragement for Appreciating and Applying God's Word ~ If you please, join us here for special threads on CHRISTMAS EVE and CHRISTMAS DAY JESUS HEALS THE CENTURION'S SERVANT ֎ Featuring 31 Paintings and 1 Window ֎ M A T T H E W CHAPTER 8* When Jesus had entered Capernaum, a centurion came to him, asking for help. “Lord,” he said, “my servant lies at home paralyzed and in terrible suffering.” Jesus said to him, “I will go and heal him.” The centurion replied, “Lord, I do not deserve to have you come under...

The Bible In Paintings ~ Encouragement for Appreciating and Applying God's Word ~ JESUS PROCLAIMS NINE BEATITUDES M A T T H E W Chapter 5 1 JEN NORTON "The Beatitudes" 2 3 ZED KHAN "Beatitudes" 4 RACHEL AVELL "Beatitudes" Now when he saw the crowds, he went up on a mountainside and sat down. His disciples came to him, and he began to teach them, saying: “Blessed are the poor in spirit, for theirs is the kingdom of heaven. 5 Source 6 Source 7 HYATT MOORE "Blessed are the Poor in Spirit" Blessed are those who mourn, for...

Remarkably, Luke 2:39–52 is the only passage that records anything that happened during Jesus’ young years. From the time of His infancy until His introduction to Israel when He was twenty-nine, the Bible gives only this story. However, we learn much about Jesus as a young person in these few verses. JESUS DEVELOPED SPIRITUALLY DURING HIS PRETEEN YEARS. Of the first eleven years of His life, the Bible simply says, “The child grew, and waxed strong in spirit, filled with wisdom: and the grace of God was upon him” (Luke 2:40). There are four concentric rings describing the situations in...

The Bible In Paintings ~ Encouragement for Appreciating and Applying God's Word ~ JESUS' SERMON ON THE MOUNT ֎ Featuring 36 Paintings, 1 Mosaic, 1 Photograph and 4 Windows ֎ M A T T H E W Chapter 5* Now when he saw the crowds, he went up on a mountainside and sat down. His disciples came to him, and he began to teach them…. 1 LOUIS COMFORT TIFFANY "The Sermon of the Mount" 2 CARL BLOCH "Sermon on the Mount" 3 "Detail" 4 FRA ANGELICO "The Sermon on the Mount" 5 GUSTAVE DORÉ "Sermon on the Mount" 6...

The Bible In Paintings ~ Encouragement for Appreciating and Applying God's Word ~ THE FOUR EVANGELISTS ֎ Featuring 43 Paintings and 1 Statue ֎ M A T T H E W 1 POMPEO BATONI "St Matthew" 2 REMBRANDT "St Matthew and the Angel" 3 KURT WENNER "St. Matthew" 4 CARLO DOLCI "St. Matthew Writing His Gospel" 5 Irish School "Saint Matthew" 6 WILLIAM BLAKE "St. Matthew" 7 VALENTIN DE BOULOGNE "Saint Matthew" 8 CARAVAGGIO "The Inspiration of Saint Matthew" M A R K 9 LOUIS CRETEY "Saint Mark the Evangelist" 10 Source 11 JOACHIM WTEWAEL "The Evangelist Saint Mark"...

The Bible In Paintings ~ Encouragement for Appreciating and Applying God's Word ~ JESUS' APOSTLES: Thaddeus, James, Simon, Matthias ֎ Featuring 16 Paintings, 8 Statues and 8 Windows ֎ T H A D D E U S C a l l e d J U D E 1 ANTHONY VAN DYCK "Apostle Jude" 2 Source 3 Source 4 Source 5 Source 6 Source 7 Source 8 Source J A M E S The Younger 9 PETER PAUL RUBENS "St James the Minor" 10 JAMES TISSOT "Saint James the Less" 11 EL GRECO "Saint James the Younger" 12 DANIEL SARRABAT...