Luke 1:57-80 Joy, Community, and Wilderness

December 4, 2018November 30, 2018 ~ KPB Stevens ~ Leave a comment

When Elizabeth gives birth to John, her neighbors and relatives gather around in joy. This is the second gang of people we’ve seen in Luke’s Gospel, the first being the crowd at the temple who gathered around Zechariah after he emerged from his encounter with an angel. I think it’s fair to say that they … Continue reading Luke 1:57-80 Joy, Community, and Wilderness

Two Images of the Wounds of Christ

April 9, 2013 ~ KPB Stevens ~ Leave a comment

The first image is from a moralized Bible from the 13th century. The cosmic Christ acts as midwife for himself, the Jesus on the cross, who gives birth to the church through the spear wound in his side. The second image is Caravaggio's painting of Saint Thomas, who was absent when the resurrected Jesus first … Continue reading Two Images of the Wounds of Christ