Luke 5 in Art: The Catch, the Roof, the Tax Booth, and the Verses Worth Remembering
A fisherman who asks Jesus to leave, four friends who demolish a roof, and a tax collector who throws a party. Luke 5 in plain language, 17 paintings.
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Acts 2 in Art: The Day the Church Was Born—and the Verses Worth Remembering
Wind, fire, fifteen nations, a sermon from the last man you would expect, and three thousand baptisms. Acts 2 in plain language, twenty-three paintings, and the lines you will want to keep.
17-minute readActs 9 in Art: The Road to Damascus—and the Verses Worth Remembering
A blinding light, a reluctant man on Straight Street, an escape over the wall in a basket, and a much-loved woman called back from the dead. Acts 9 in plain language, twenty-three paintings, and the lines you will want to keep.
24-minute readLuke 1 in Art: One Angel, Two Questions, and the Songs That Came Out of It
An old priest struck silent, a young woman who says yes, two pregnant women, and two of the most-sung songs in history. Luke 1 in plain language, ten paintings, and the lines you will want to keep.
14-minute readLuke 2 in Art: The Christmas Story, Made Simple—and the Verses Worth Remembering
A census, a feed trough, some night-shift shepherds, two people who have been waiting, and one lost twelve-year-old. Luke 2 in plain language, twelve paintings, and the lines you will want to keep.
15-minute readLuke 3 in Art: John the Baptist, the Baptism, and the Verses Worth Remembering
A preacher who opens by insulting the crowd, three groups asking what to do, a voice from heaven, and a list of 77 names running backwards. Luke 3 in plain language, seven paintings.
12-minute readRevelation 12 in Art: The Woman, the Dragon, and the War in Heaven
A pregnant woman standing on the moon, a seven-headed dragon waiting to eat her baby, and a war fought in the sky. Revelation 12 in plain language, fourteen artworks, and the lines you will want to keep.
16-minute readSt. Michael Prayers for Protection
Pray the traditional St. Michael prayer, then six new prayers—for fear, family, courage, anger, sleep, and hard decisions—each beside a painting and a verse of Scripture.
16-minute readSaint Peter and What to Do After a Public Moral Failure
Peter denied Jesus three times in front of witnesses. Six paintings—Caravaggio, Rembrandt, La Tour, Bloch, El Greco—on what to do after a failure people saw.
13-minute readSaint Peter and the Fear of Being Chosen
Peter’s first reaction to being chosen was to ask Jesus to leave. Four paintings—Duccio, Raphael, Bassano, Ford Madox Brown—on what to do when good news feels like a mistake.
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