born and raised twice in the bay, I preach Jesus and him crucified
Rembrandt van Rijn. (1635). Christ driving the money changers from the temple [Etching]. The Metropolitan Museum of Art, New York, NY. https://www.metmuseum.org/art/collection/search/437398 Dignity in maturity is something we admire when we see it, but it's not guaranteed with age. I've noticed how often older believers will say things they'd never have said when they were... Continue Reading →
James, 2025 Tomorrow, for the third time in 6 years, we will drive a child to the campus of Florida College and help them settle into their dorm room. James, we can hardly believe how much you've grown from that curious little boy into the thoughtful, kind young man you are today. Your mom and... Continue Reading →
The angel warns the church in Pergamum beneath a glowing mandorla, one of many vivid visions from Revelation in the Bamberg Apocalypse.Unknown artist, To the Church in Pergamum and Thyatira (c. 1000–1020), Bamberg State Library, Germany. Public domain, via Wikimedia Commons. In one of Paul's most piercing warnings, he tells the Corinthians: "And no wonder,... Continue Reading →
David gazes down at Bathsheba from the rooftop, a Renaissance depiction of temptation and its consequences.Lucas Cranach the Elder, David and Bathsheba (1526), Gemäldegalerie, Staatliche Museen zu Berlin. Public domain, via Wikimedia Commons. Proverbs 6:32 says whoever commits adultery, 'destroys his own soul.' The Hebrew word here is striking. Mashchît means to bring ruin upon yourself, to act... Continue Reading →
Quantum Cloud (1999), Antony Gormley. Installed at the Thames, Greenwich Peninsula, London. Image courtesy of Antony Gormley Studio. In a world where promises are broken as easily as they are made, where algorithms constantly shift what we see, and where even our closest relationships can feel uncertain, the concept of faithfulness might seem outdated. Yet... Continue Reading →
Phillip W. Martin 