Jacob Davis continues his class on the intersection between art and the Gospel with a look at icons and other art of early Eastern Christianity.
On Ash Wednesday, the Rev. Nick Lannon preaches a sermon about identity. Who are you? The world has lots of identities on offer, but the audacious claim of Christianity is that God tells you who you are: dead in trespasses and sins and then alive in Christ.
The Rev. Nick Lannon preaches a sermon on 2 Kings 2 (the transfer of prophetic authority from Elijah to Elisha) and Mark 9 (the Transfiguration). Jesus alone accomplishes what the law and the prophets can only point to: the salvation of a sinner.
Jacob Davis continues his class on the intersections between art and the Gospel with a look at the art of the early church.
The Rev. Nick Lannon preaches a sermon on Isaiah 40, in which the prophet announces two things: that God is great and that God is merciful. These, taken together in the person and work of Jesus Christ, are Good News for sinners like us.
The Rev. Nick Lannon preaches a sermon on Mark 1, in which Jesus destroys an unclean spirit. We humans spend our time engaging in the unclean and calling it clean. Jesus won't have it: he destroys our unclean and gives us his own clean--a new and resurrected life.
Bryan Lilly guest-teaches Jacob Davis' class on Art and the Gospel, sharing his thoughts on a theology of beauty. The display of God's beauty through creation, he says, is an intentional act of self-revelation. In addition, God's beauty is a necessary element of our human flourishing.
The Rev. Nick Lannon preaches a sermon on the story of Jonah, and God's amazing--and almost unbelievable--grace, shown to both a sinful city and his own sinful servant.
Jacob Davis continues his class on the connections between art and the Gospel with a look at the New Testament and the theme of creators imitating their creator. Artists, he says, create out of chaos, mend the broken, employ and point to beauty, and fight the darkness.
Senior Warden Micah Childs preaches a sermon about Epiphany, when God revealed himself to the world in Jesus Christ. Jesus is Good News: he has destroyed death and brought light and immortality to life.
