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Our Hearts Burning :: Rembrandt van Rijn, “The Supper at Emmaus”

Rembrandt van Rijn, The Supper at Emmaus, Oil on canvas; 1648. The resurrection of Jesus is shockingly miraculous but also astoundingly earthy. Nowhere is that more clear than in the story recorded in Luke 24 of Jesus' walking and lingering with two disciples on the road to Emmaus after His resurrection. This apparently chance encounter involves …

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Come Alive :: Stanley Spencer, “The Resurrection, Cookham”

Stanley Spencer, The Resurrection at Cookham; Oil on canvas; 1923-27. Death is something we all must face and all, in one way or another, fear. There is a finality to it that is shocking and feels unnatural to us. Even though we understand and experience the breakdown of our bodies, even "natural" death feels wrong, …

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Stand in Awe :: John Singleton Copley, “Jesus Ascending to Heaven”

John Singleton Copley, Jesus Ascending to Heaven; oil on canvas; 1775. What would it have been like to gather with Jesus after His resurrection and watch Him ascend to glory? We're told by Luke that forty days after His resurrection, during which He appeared many times to the disciples, Jesus ascended into the Father's presence. "When …

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Welcomed to the Table :: Andrei Rublev, “The Trinity”

Andrei Rublev, "The Trinity," tempera; 1411 or 1425-27 One of the most mysteriously interesting passages of Scripture is Abraham and Sarah's hosting of three unknown visitors in Genesis 18. These three guests show up from nowhere to affirm God's promises to Abraham and Sarah, but also end up mercifully bargaining with Abraham about the destruction …

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