https://meditationessacrae.com/2022/04/14/sermon-for-maundy-thursday-april-14-2022-jeremiah-3131-34-luke-227-20/2022-08-03T04:05:13+00:00monthlyhttps://meditationessacrae.com/2022/03/30/sermon-for-the-fourth-week-of-lent-midweek-parable-of-the-lost-sheep-coin/https://meditationessacrae.com/wp-content/uploads/2022/08/brooklyn_museum_-_the_good_shepherd_28le_bon_pasteur29_-_james_tissot_-_overall.jpgbrooklyn_museum_-_the_good_shepherd_28le_bon_pasteur29_-_james_tissot_-_overallJames Tissot (French, 1836-1902). "The Good Shepherd (Le bon pasteur)," 1886-1894. The Brooklyn Museum. Public Domain.2022-08-03T02:40:30+00:00monthlyhttps://meditationessacrae.com/2022/03/27/sermon-for-the-fourth-sunday-in-lent-march-27-2022-the-parable-of-the-prodigal-son-luke-1511-32/https://meditationessacrae.com/wp-content/uploads/2022/03/le_retour_de_l_enfant_prodigue-james_tissot.jpgle_retour_de_l_enfant_prodigue-james_tissot"The Return of the Prodigal Son" (1862) by James Tissot (1836-1902). Petit Palais, Museum of Fine Arts, Paris. Public Domain.2022-03-27T22:02:46+00:00monthlyhttps://meditationessacrae.com/2020/12/20/sermon-for-advent-4-year-b-december-20-2020-luke-126-38/https://meditationessacrae.com/wp-content/uploads/2020/12/2018031917431021annunciation_-_jan_van_eyck_-_1434_-_ng_wash_dc.jpg2018031917431021annunciation_-_jan_van_eyck_-_1434_-_ng_wash_dc"The Annunciation" (1434-1436) by Jan van Eyck (ca. 1390-1441). National Gallery of Art, Washington, DC. Public Domain.https://meditationessacrae.com/wp-content/uploads/2020/12/annunciation_-_jan_van_eyck_-_1434_-_ng_wash_dc.jpgannunciation_-_jan_van_eyck_-_1434_-_ng_wash_dc"The Annunciation" (1434-1436) by Jan van Eyck (ca. 1390-1441). National Gallery of Art, Washington, DC. Public Domain.https://meditationessacrae.com/wp-content/uploads/2020/12/henry_ossawa_tanner2c_american_28active_france29_-_the_annunciation_-_google_art_project.jpghenry_ossawa_tanner2c_american_28active_france29_-_the_annunciation_-_google_art_project"The Annunciation" (1898) by Henry Ossawa Tanner (1859-1937). The Philadelphia Museum of Art. Public Domain.https://meditationessacrae.com/wp-content/uploads/2020/12/john_william_waterhouse_-_the_annunciation.jpgjohn_william_waterhouse_-_the_annunciation"The Annunciation" (1914) by John William Waterhouse (1849-1917). Private Collection. Public Domain (PD-US).https://meditationessacrae.com/wp-content/uploads/2020/12/george_hitchcock-annunciation.jpeggeorge_hitchcock-annunciation"The Annunciation" (1887) by George Hitchcock (1850-1913). The Art Institute of Chicago. Public Domain (PD-US).2022-03-25T14:11:08+00:00monthlyhttps://meditationessacrae.com/2022/03/23/sermon-for-the-third-week-of-lent-march-23-2022-the-good-samaritan-luke-1025-37/https://meditationessacrae.com/wp-content/uploads/2022/03/francesco_fontebasso2c_buon_samaritano2c_17592c_dal_castello_di_trento.jpgfrancesco_fontebasso2c_buon_samaritano2c_17592c_dal_castello_di_trento"The Good Samaritan" (1759) by Francesco Fontebasso (1707-1769). Tridentine Diocesan Museum, Trento, Italy. Image by Sailko, 2016. Creative Commons Attributions-Share Alike 4.0 International License.2022-03-23T18:53:13+00:00monthlyhttps://meditationessacrae.com/2022/03/16/sermon-for-the-second-week-of-lent-march-16-2022-luke-1412-24/https://meditationessacrae.com/wp-content/uploads/2022/03/l27invitation_au_festin_1000.jpgl27invitation_au_festin_1000"Invitation to the Feast" (1899) by Eugene Burnand (1850-1921). Public Domain.2022-03-18T22:33:40+00:00monthlyhttps://meditationessacrae.com/2022/03/06/sermon-for-the-first-sunday-in-lent-march-6-2022-luke-41-13/https://meditationessacrae.com/wp-content/uploads/2022/03/ilya_repin_tempation_of_christ.jpgilya_repin_tempation_of_christ"The Temptation of Christ" (date unknown) by Ilya Repin (1844-1930). Artist's Estate. Bukowski's. Public Domain.2022-03-18T22:29:21+00:00monthlyhttps://meditationessacrae.com/2022/02/06/sermon-for-the-fifth-sunday-after-epiphany-february-6-2022-luke-51-11/https://meditationessacrae.com/wp-content/uploads/2022/03/8014-paul-in-berings-sea-c1990.jpg8014 Paul in Berings SeaDad with his squid. You can't see the full length of the tentacles in this photo.2022-03-14T13:35:33+00:00monthlyhttps://meditationessacrae.com/2022/02/20/sermon-for-the-seventh-week-after-epiphany-february-20-2022-luke-627-38/https://meditationessacrae.com/wp-content/uploads/2022/03/sankt_matthaeus_kirke_copenhagen_altarpiece_detail1.jpgsankt_matthaeus_kirke_copenhagen_altarpiece_detail1"The Sermon on the Mount" (ca. 1879-1880), altarpiece in the Sankt Matthaeus Kirke, Vesterbro, Copenhagen, by Henrik Olrik (1830-1890). Public Domain.2022-03-13T22:20:18+00:00monthlyhttps://meditationessacrae.com/2022/03/02/sermon-for-ash-wednesday-march-2-2022-joel-212-19-2-corinthians-520-610-matthew-61-21/2022-03-13T21:17:54+00:00monthlyhttps://meditationessacrae.com/2021/06/22/sermon-for-the-third-sunday-after-pentecost-june-13-2021-proper-6-ezekiel-1722-24-mark-426-34/2021-06-23T02:41:29+00:00monthlyhttps://meditationessacrae.com/2021/06/01/sermon-for-trinity-sunday-may-30-2021-isaiah-61-8/https://meditationessacrae.com/wp-content/uploads/2021/06/immaculate_conception_catholic_church_28port_clinton2c_ohio29_-_stained_glass2c_st._patrick.jpgimmaculate_conception_catholic_church_28port_clinton2c_ohio29_-_stained_glass2c_st._patrickStained Glass Window of St. Patrick of Ireland, Immaculate Conception Catholic Church (Port Clinton, Ohio). Photo by Nheyob (2016). Creative Commons Share-Alike 4.0 International License.https://meditationessacrae.com/wp-content/uploads/2021/06/isaiah_6.jpgIsaiah 6:1-7"Isaiah 6:1-7" (2015) by Full of Eyeshttps://meditationessacrae.com/wp-content/uploads/2021/06/vp_051920.jpgIsaiah 6:6"Isaiah 6:6" (2003) by Full of Eyes2021-06-01T04:22:57+00:00monthlyhttps://meditationessacrae.com/sermons/https://meditationessacrae.com/wp-content/uploads/2019/02/vdma_luther_bibel.jpgVDMA_Luther_Bibel2020-12-30T02:36:36+00:00weekly0.6https://meditationessacrae.com/2020/12/09/homily-for-advent-midweek-service-december-9-2020-isaiah-96-7/https://meditationessacrae.com/wp-content/uploads/2020/12/photo_2020-12-29_21-33-37.jpgphoto_2020-12-29_21-33-37"Babushka" (2020) by Myra Niemeier.2020-12-30T02:36:05+00:00monthlyhttps://meditationessacrae.com/2020/12/06/the-second-sunday-of-advent-year-b-december-6-2020-mark-11-8/2020-12-30T02:27:02+00:00monthlyhttps://meditationessacrae.com/2020/12/29/sermon-for-christmas-1-year-b-december-27-2020-luke-222-40/https://meditationessacrae.com/wp-content/uploads/2020/12/rembrandt_harmensz._van_rijn_145.jpgrembrandt_harmensz._van_rijn_145"Simeon's Song of Praise" (1631) by Rembrandt van Rijn (1606-1669). 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Public Domain.https://meditationessacrae.com/wp-content/uploads/2020/12/hortus_deliciarum_nativity.jpghortus_deliciarum_nativityThe author's own stab at copying the Nativity scene depicted in the Hortus Deliciarum (ca. 1180).https://meditationessacrae.com/wp-content/uploads/2020/12/el_greco_28domenikos_theotokopoulos29_-_the_adoration_of_the_shepherds_28ca._1605e280931029_-_metropolitan_museum_of_art.jpgel_greco_28domenikos_theotokopoulos29_-_the_adoration_of_the_shepherds_28ca._1605e280931029_-_metropolitan_museum_of_art"The Adoration of the Shepherds" (ca. 1605-1610) by El Greco (1541-1614). The Metropolitan Museum of Art. Public Domain.2020-12-24T16:09:05+00:00monthlyhttps://meditationessacrae.com/2020/11/30/sermon-for-thanksgiving-eve-november-25-2020-luke-1711-19/https://meditationessacrae.com/wp-content/uploads/2020/11/st_andrew2c_buckland2c_herts_-_window_-_geograph.org_.uk_-_368076.jpgst_andrew2c_buckland2c_herts_-_window_-_geograph.org_.uk_-_368076"Jesus and the Samaritan Leper." Stained glass window in St Andrew's parish church, Buckland, Hertfordshire. Photo by John Salmon, 2006. John Salmon / St Andrew, Buckland, Herts - Window / CC BY-SA 2.0.https://meditationessacrae.com/wp-content/uploads/2020/11/gebhard_fugel_christus_und_die_aussc3a4tzigen_c1920.jpggebhard_fugel_christus_und_die_aussc3a4tzigen_c1920"Christus und die Aussätzigen" (ca. 1920) by Gebhard Fugel (1863-1939). Diözesanmuseum Freising, Public Domain.https://meditationessacrae.com/wp-content/uploads/2020/11/norman_rockwell_-_freedom_of_want.jpgnorman_rockwell_-_freedom_of_want"Freedom from Want" (1943) by Norman Rockwell (1894-1978). Norman Rockwell Museum. Public Domain.https://meditationessacrae.com/wp-content/uploads/2020/11/22freedom_from_want22_-_nara_-_513539.jpg22freedom_from_want22_-_nara_-_513539"Freedom from Want" (ca. 1941-1945) by Norman Rockwell (1894-1978). NAID 513539. National Archives at College Park. Public Domain.2020-11-30T21:47:28+00:00monthlyhttps://meditationessacrae.com/2020/11/16/sermon-for-the-twenty-fourth-sunday-after-pentecost-proper-28-november-15-2020-matthew-2514-30/https://meditationessacrae.com/wp-content/uploads/2020/11/3380tissothidde_00000002659.jpg3380tissothidde_00000002659"The Hidden Treasure" (1886-1896) by James Tissot (1836-1902). The Brooklyn Museum. Public Domain.https://meditationessacrae.com/wp-content/uploads/2020/11/parableoftalents.jpgparableoftalents"The Parable of the Talents" after Eugene Burnand in 'La Revue De L'Art - Ancien et Moderne', Vol. XXIV (July-December 1908).https://meditationessacrae.com/wp-content/uploads/2020/11/perumpamaan_talenta.jpgperumpamaan_talenta"The Parable of the Talents" (1878) by John S. C. Abbott and Jacob Abbott. Public Domain.https://meditationessacrae.com/wp-content/uploads/2020/11/parable_of_the_talents._mironov.jpgparable_of_the_talents._mironov"The Parable of the Talents" (2013) by Andrej Nikolaevich Mironov. Ryazan, Russia. Creative Commons Attribution-Share Alike 4.0 International license.2020-11-17T04:07:00+00:00monthlyhttps://meditationessacrae.com/2020/11/01/sermon-for-the-feast-of-all-saints-november-1-2020-matthew-51-12/https://meditationessacrae.com/wp-content/uploads/2020/11/immeldorf_kreuz_2473.jpgimmeldorf_kreuz_2473Crucifix from St. Georgskirche Immeldorf. Photo by Alexander Rahm. Creative Commons Attribution 3.0 Unported license. Note that the crucified Christ is shown over the skull of death--through the crucifixion. Christ conquers and buries death forever.https://meditationessacrae.com/wp-content/uploads/2020/11/tissotbeatitudes.jpgtissotbeatitudes"Jesus Teaching the Beatitudes" (ca. 1886-1896) by James Tissot (1836-1902). The Brooklyn Museum. Public Domain.https://meditationessacrae.com/wp-content/uploads/2020/11/ikonazapovediblazhengim.jpgikonazapovediblazhengim"The Beatitudes" (pre-18th Century). Russian. 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Public Domain.2020-11-17T01:36:37+00:00monthlyhttps://meditationessacrae.com/2020/10/12/sermon-for-the-nineteenth-sunday-after-pentecost-october-11-2020-proper-23-isaiah-256-9-matthew-221-14/https://meditationessacrae.com/wp-content/uploads/2020/10/129524.jpg129524"Celebrating Communion in a Swedish Parish Church" (1856), by Bengt Nordenberg (1822-1902). National Gallery, Oslo. Public Domain; Photo license: Free non-commercial use (CC-BY-NC).https://meditationessacrae.com/wp-content/uploads/2020/10/brunswick_monogrammist_great_banquet.jpgbrunswick_monogrammist_great_banquet"The Parable of the Great Banquet" (ca. 1525) by the Brunswick Monogrammist (ca. 1525-1545). National Museum in Warsaw, Poland. Public Domain (PD-US).https://meditationessacrae.com/wp-content/uploads/2020/10/parable_of_the_invitation_to_the_wedding_by_bernardo_strozzi2c_sketch_for_1636_fresco2c_oil_on_canvas_-_accademia_ligustica_di_belle_arti_-_dsc02116.jpgparable_of_the_invitation_to_the_wedding_by_bernardo_strozzi2c_sketch_for_1636_fresco2c_oil_on_canvas_-_accademia_ligustica_di_belle_arti_-_dsc02116"Parable of the Invitation to the Wedding" (ca. 1636), by Bernardo Strozzi (1581-1644). Academia Ligustica di Belle Arti, Genoa. Public Domain.https://meditationessacrae.com/wp-content/uploads/2020/10/hubert_van_eyck_004.jpghubert_van_eyck_004"The Adoration of the Mystical Lamb" from the Ghent Altarpiece (ca. 1426-1432), by Hubert van Eyck (1366-1426) and Jan van Eyck (ca. 1390-1441). St. Bavo Cathedral, Ghent, Belgium. Public Domain.2020-10-13T03:43:00+00:00monthlyhttps://meditationessacrae.com/2020/09/27/sermon-for-the-seventeenth-sunday-after-pentecost-september-27-2020-proper-21-philippians-21-18/https://meditationessacrae.com/wp-content/uploads/2020/09/brooklyn_museum_-_saint_paul_-_james_tissot_-_overall.jpgbrooklyn_museum_-_saint_paul_-_james_tissot_-_overall"Saint Paul" (1886-1894) by James Tissot (1836-1902). The Brooklyn Museum. Public Domain.https://meditationessacrae.com/wp-content/uploads/2020/09/1627_rembrandt_paulus_im_gefc3a4ngnis_staatsgalerie_stuttgart_anagoria.jpg1627_rembrandt_paulus_im_gefc3a4ngnis_staatsgalerie_stuttgart_anagoria"Paul in Prison" (1627) by Rembrandt van Rijn (1606-1669). Staatsgalerie, Stuttgart. PD-US. Public Domain.https://meditationessacrae.com/wp-content/uploads/2020/09/papyrus_16_-_papyrus_oxyrhynchus_1009_-_cairo_egyptian_museum_je_47424_-_epistle_to_the_philippians_32c10e28093172c_42c2e280938.jpgpapyrus_16_-_papyrus_oxyrhynchus_1009_-_cairo_egyptian_museum_je_47424_-_epistle_to_the_philippians_32c10e28093172c_42c2e280938Papyrus 16 - Papyrus Oxyrhynchus 1009 - Cairo Egyptian Museum JE 47424 - Epistle to the Philippians 3:10–17, 4:2–8; 3rd Century AD. Public Domain. PD-US.2020-09-27T23:41:56+00:00monthlyhttps://meditationessacrae.com/2020/09/26/sermon-for-the-sixteenth-sunday-after-pentecost-september-20-2020-proper-20-matthew-201-16/https://meditationessacrae.com/wp-content/uploads/2020/09/s0484.4.jpgs0484.4Denarius of Augustus (27 BC - 14 AD),. The Classical Numismatics Group. Creative Commons Attribution-Share Alike 3.0 Unported.https://meditationessacrae.com/wp-content/uploads/2020/09/codexaureusepternacensisf76f-e1601154331929.jpgcodexaureusepternacensisf76fhttps://meditationessacrae.com/wp-content/uploads/2020/09/codexaureusepternacensisf76fdetail.jpgcodexaureusepternacensisf76fdetail"The Parable of the Vineyard" (11th Century) from the Codex Aureus Epternacensis (f76f). Public Domain.https://meditationessacrae.com/wp-content/uploads/2020/09/dhm_-_luther_auf_totenbett.jpgdhm_-_luther_auf_totenbett"Martin Luther in his Deathbed" (before 1600), School of Lucas Cranach the Younger (1515-1586). Deutsches Historisches Museum, Berlin. Photographed by Wolfgang Sauber. Creative Commons Attribution-Share Alike 3.0 License.https://meditationessacrae.com/wp-content/uploads/2020/09/496px-georges_de_la_tour_281593-165229_28after29_-_a_beggar_-_1439046_-_national_trust.jpg496px-georges_de_la_tour_281593-165229_28after29_-_a_beggar_-_1439046_-_national_trust"A Beggar" (1670-1729), after Georges de La Tour (1593-1652). Philipps House, National Trust, UK. Public Domain.2020-09-26T21:14:53+00:00monthlyhttps://meditationessacrae.com/2020/09/24/sermon-for-the-fifteenth-sunday-after-pentecost-september-13-2020-proper-19-genesis-5015-21/https://meditationessacrae.com/wp-content/uploads/2020/09/harrowing_of_hell_by_m.bathas_2816th_c.29.jpgPicture 081"The Harrowing of Hell" (16th C.) by Markos Bathas (1498-1578). PD-US. 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Public Domain.https://meditationessacrae.com/wp-content/uploads/2020/09/luther-prayerbook-beham-1527.jpgluther-prayerbook-beham-1527Woodcut of Christ carrying a lamb (1527), by Sebald Beham, from Martin Luther's Prayer Book. British Museum. Public Domain.https://meditationessacrae.com/wp-content/uploads/2020/09/brooklyn_museum_-_the_good_shepherd_28le_bon_pasteur29_-_james_tissot_-_overall.jpgbrooklyn_museum_-_the_good_shepherd_28le_bon_pasteur29_-_james_tissot_-_overall"The Good Shepherd" (1886-1894) by James Tissot (1836-1902). The Brooklyn Museum. Public Domain.2020-09-24T03:24:10+00:00monthlyhttps://meditationessacrae.com/about-2/https://meditationessacrae.com/wp-content/uploads/2015/10/monk.jpgmonk2020-09-01T04:31:39+00:00weekly0.6https://meditationessacrae.com/2015/10/12/welcome-to-meditationes-sacrae-et-profanae/https://meditationessacrae.com/wp-content/uploads/2015/10/reformers.jpgReformershttps://meditationessacrae.com/wp-content/uploads/2015/10/crucifix.jpgcrucifix"Crucifix in a Classroom at Concordia Seminary" (2017) by Nils Niemeier.https://meditationessacrae.com/wp-content/uploads/2015/10/c5453-02a.jpgc5453-02a2020-09-01T04:27:51+00:00monthlyhttps://meditationessacrae.com/2020/08/30/sermon-for-the-thirteenth-sunday-after-pentecost-august-30-2020-proper-17-matthew-1621-28/https://meditationessacrae.com/wp-content/uploads/2020/08/crucifixion_of_saint_peter-caravaggio_28c.160029.jpgcrucifixion_of_saint_peter-caravaggio_28c.160029"Crucifixion of St. Peter" (ca. 1600) by Caravaggio (1571-1610). Santa Maria del Popolo, Rome. Public Domain.https://meditationessacrae.com/wp-content/uploads/2020/08/hans_baluschek_das_kirchenfenster_1915_pd.pngHans_Baluschek_Das_Kirchenfenster_1915_PD"Das Kirchenfenster" (1915) by Hans Baluschek (1870-1935). Public Domain.https://meditationessacrae.com/wp-content/uploads/2020/08/arato5-50-768x528-1.jpgarato5-50-768x528-1"He who...and let him take up his cross and follow behind me."https://meditationessacrae.com/wp-content/uploads/2020/08/tissot_the_golden_calf.jpgtissot_the_golden_calf"The Golden Calf" (pre-1903) by James Tissot (1836-1902). Public Domain.https://meditationessacrae.com/wp-content/uploads/2020/08/brooklyn_museum_-_get_thee_behind_me_satan_28rc3a9tire-toi_satan29_-_james_tissot.jpgbrooklyn_museum_-_get_thee_behind_me_satan_28rc3a9tire-toi_satan29_-_james_tissot"Rétire-toi, Satan" (ca. 1886-1894) by James Tissot (1836-1902). The Brooklyn Museum. PD-US2020-08-30T21:19:45+00:00monthlyhttps://meditationessacrae.com/2020/08/23/sermon-for-the-twelfth-sunday-after-pentecost-august-23-2020-proper-16-matthew-1613-20/https://meditationessacrae.com/wp-content/uploads/2020/08/entrega_de_las_llaves_a_san_pedro_28perugino29.jpgentrega_de_las_llaves_a_san_pedro_28perugino29"Jesus gives the keys to St. Peter" (1481-1482) by Pietro Perugino (1448-1523). Sistine Chapel, Vatican City. Public Domain.https://meditationessacrae.com/wp-content/uploads/2020/08/img_1244.jpgIMG_1244https://meditationessacrae.com/wp-content/uploads/2020/08/saint_pierre_tentant_de_marcher_sur_les_eaux_by_franc3a7ois_boucher.jpgsaint_pierre_tentant_de_marcher_sur_les_eaux_by_franc3a7ois_boucher"Saint Pierre tenant de marcher sur les eaux" (1766) by Francois Boucher (1703-1770). Cathedrale Saint-Louis de Versailles. Public domain.https://meditationessacrae.com/wp-content/uploads/2020/08/augsburgconfessionarticle7ofthechurch.jpgaugsburgconfessionarticle7ofthechurchWoodcut illustration by Wenceslas Hollar (1607-1677) for Article VII of the Augsburg Confession. Public Domain.2020-08-24T00:46:11+00:00monthlyhttps://meditationessacrae.com/2020/08/01/sermon-for-july-26-2020-the-eighth-sunday-after-pentecost-proper-12-romans-826-39-nothing-in-all-creation/https://meditationessacrae.com/wp-content/uploads/2020/08/siemiradski_fackeln.jpgsiemiradski_fackeln"Nero's Torches" (1876) by Henryk Siemiradzki (1843-1902). National Museum Kraków. Public Domain - US Expired.https://meditationessacrae.com/wp-content/uploads/2020/08/justus_helmuth.jpgjustus_helmuth"Rev. Justus Henry Christian Helmuth" (ca. 1795) by John Eckstein, (1736 - 1817). National Portrait Gallery, Smithsonian Institution. Public Domain.2020-08-01T23:20:49+00:00monthlyhttps://meditationessacrae.com/2020/04/23/for-i-will-consider-my-cat-jeoffry-by-christopher-smart-1722-1771/2020-04-24T02:51:34+00:00monthlyhttps://meditationessacrae.com/2019/12/15/stilton-and-milton-or-literature-in-the-17th-and-20th-centuries-g-k-chesterton-from-the-coloured-lands/2020-04-24T02:15:25+00:00monthlyhttps://meditationessacrae.com/2020/04/23/sermon-for-maundy-thursday-april-9-2020-matthew-2617-30/https://meditationessacrae.com/wp-content/uploads/2020/04/brooklyn_museum_-_the_last_supper_28la_cc3a8ne_lc3a9gale29_-_james_tissot.jpgbrooklyn_museum_-_the_last_supper_28la_cc3a8ne_lc3a9gale29_-_james_tissot"The Last Supper" (1886-1894), by James Tissot (1836-1902). Brooklyn Museum. Public Domain.https://meditationessacrae.com/wp-content/uploads/2020/04/dieric_bouts_-_altaarstuk_van_het_heilig_sacrament-1.jpgdieric_bouts_-_altaarstuk_van_het_heilig_sacrament-1"Altarpiece of the Holy Sacrament" (1458) by Dieric Bouts (1420-1475). M-Museum, Louvain. Public Domain.https://meditationessacrae.com/wp-content/uploads/2020/04/dieric_bouts_-_altaarstuk_van_het_heilig_sacrament-e1587622596892.jpgdieric_bouts_-_altaarstuk_van_het_heilig_sacrament"Altarpiece of the Holy Sacrament" (1458) by Dieric Bouts (1420-1475). M-Museum, Louvain. Public Domain.https://meditationessacrae.com/wp-content/uploads/2020/04/orebygc3a5rd_altertavle_2.jpgorebygc3a5rd_altertavle_2"The Last Supper" (1638) from the Orebygård Manor chapel altarpiece, by Henrik Werner. Nationalmuseet, Copenhagen. Photograph by Victor Valore, Creative Commons Attribution-Share Alike 3.0 Unported License.https://meditationessacrae.com/wp-content/uploads/2020/04/and_there_was_a_cry_in_egypt.jpgand_there_was_a_cry_in_egypt"And There Was a Great Cry in Egypt" (1898) by Andrew Hacker (1858-1919). Private Collection. Public Domain.https://meditationessacrae.com/wp-content/uploads/2020/04/tissot_the_signs_on_the_door.jpgThe Signs on the Door"The Signs on the Door" (ca. 1896-1902), by James Jacques Joseph Tissot (1836-1902). The Jewish Museum, New York. Public Domain.2020-04-23T06:29:11+00:00monthlyhttps://meditationessacrae.com/2020/01/21/face-of-ghent-altarpieces-original-lamb-revealed-in-recent-restoration-work/2020-03-20T07:04:49+00:00monthlyhttps://meditationessacrae.com/2020/01/13/sermon-for-the-first-sunday-of-christmas-series-a-december-29-2019-matthew-213-23-everything-sad-is-going-to-come-untrue/https://meditationessacrae.com/wp-content/uploads/2020/01/guido_reni_-_massacre_of_the_innocents.jpgguido_reni_-_massacre_of_the_innocents"Massacre of the Innocents" (1611), by Guido Reni (1575-1642). Pinoteca Nazionale Bologna. Public Domain.https://meditationessacrae.com/wp-content/uploads/2020/01/kerald_28meister_des_codex_egberti29_001.jpgkerald_28meister_des_codex_egberti29_001"Murder of the Bethlehem Children," Codex Egberti, Folio 15v (10th Century), Stadtbibliothek, Tier. The Yorck Project (2002). Public Domain.https://meditationessacrae.com/wp-content/uploads/2020/01/pieter_bruegel_the_elder_-_massacre_of_the_innocents_-_google_art_project.jpgpieter_bruegel_the_elder_-_massacre_of_the_innocents_-_google_art_project"Massacre of the Innocents" (1565-1567), by Pieter Brueghel the Elder (ca. 1526-1569). Windsor Castle. Public Domain.2020-03-20T07:04:49+00:00monthlyhttps://meditationessacrae.com/2020/03/15/new-project-worth-watching-the-lutheran-and-religious-art-artist-database/2020-03-15T16:48:03+00:00monthlyhttps://meditationessacrae.com/2019/05/01/sermon-for-quasimodogeniti-the-second-sunday-of-easter-april-28-2019-john-2019-31/https://meditationessacrae.com/wp-content/uploads/2019/05/okamoto.gifOkamotohttps://meditationessacrae.com/wp-content/uploads/2019/05/duolingo_2.1544716157.gifduolingo_2.1544716157https://meditationessacrae.com/wp-content/uploads/2019/05/adam_van_noort_28attr.29_-_the_incredulity_of_saint_thomas.jpgvan Noort, Adam, 1562-1641; The Incredulity of Saint Thomas"The Incredulity of Saint Thomas" (1600-1641) by Adam van Noort (1562-1641). Saltram House, Plymouth.https://meditationessacrae.com/wp-content/uploads/2019/05/serodine_doubting_thomas.jpgserodine_doubting_thomas"Doubting Thomas" (ca. 1620) by Giovanni Serodine (1594-1630). National Museum in Warsaw.https://meditationessacrae.com/wp-content/uploads/2019/05/54798714_10156981912064654_3819417822518312960_n.png.jpg54798714_10156981912064654_3819417822518312960_n.pnghttps://meditationessacrae.com/wp-content/uploads/2019/05/58741833_10218220165160029_7354097682886950912_o.jpg58741833_10218220165160029_7354097682886950912_o2020-02-10T04:06:16+00:00monthlyhttps://meditationessacrae.com/2020/01/13/sermon-for-the-first-sunday-after-epiphany-january-12-2020-matthew-313-17-the-baptism-of-jesus/https://meditationessacrae.com/wp-content/uploads/2020/01/folio_109v_-_the_baptism_of_christ.jpg©Photo. R.M.N. / R.-G. OjŽda"The Baptism of Jesus" (1485/1486) by Jean Colombe (1430-1493), from Très Riches Heures du Jean Duc de Berry, folio 109v. Condé Museum. Public Domain.https://meditationessacrae.com/wp-content/uploads/2020/01/the_baptism_of_christ2c_1803_28butlin_47529_ashmolean_museum2c_oxford.jpgthe_baptism_of_christ2c_1803_28butlin_47529_ashmolean_museum2c_oxford"The Baptism of Christ" (1803) by William Blake (1757-1827), Ashmolean Museum, Oxford. Public Domain.https://meditationessacrae.com/wp-content/uploads/2020/01/lucas_cranach_28ii29_-_taufe_christi_28cleveland_museum_of_art29.jpglucas_cranach_28ii29_-_taufe_christi_28cleveland_museum_of_art29"The Baptism of Jesus" (1546) by Lucas Cranach the Younger (1515-1586). Cleveland Museum of Art. Public Domain.https://meditationessacrae.com/wp-content/uploads/2020/01/img_20191229_114813278.jpgIMG_20191229_114813278"Jesus' Baptism" (2008) by Richard Buswell, Lynchburg Stained Glass. Good Shepherd Lutheran Church, Herndon, Virginia. Personal photograph.https://meditationessacrae.com/wp-content/uploads/2020/01/gerard_david_-_triptych_of_jan_des_trompes_-_wga6031.jpggerard_david_-_triptych_of_jan_des_trompes_-_wga6031"Triptych of Jan Des Trompes" (1505) by Gerard David (ca. 1450-1523). Groeningmuseum. Public Domain.2020-01-22T04:14:26+00:00monthlyhttps://meditationessacrae.com/2020/01/06/sermon-for-the-fourth-sunday-in-advent-december-22-2019-romans-11-7/https://meditationessacrae.com/wp-content/uploads/2020/01/4678-1.jpg4678-1https://meditationessacrae.com/wp-content/uploads/2020/01/2-resurrection.jpg2-resurrectionResurrection Window in the Chancel of Our Savior's Way Lutheran Church, Ashburn, Virginia. (https://www.oswlc.org/about-us/photo-albums/stained-glass-windows)2020-01-06T17:53:03+00:00monthlyhttps://meditationessacrae.com/2019/11/16/sermon-for-the-feast-of-all-saints-observed-november-3-2019-1-john-31-3/https://meditationessacrae.com/wp-content/uploads/2019/11/complete_guide_to_heraldry_fig462.pngcomplete_guide_to_heraldry_fig462"Pelican in her Piety" from Arthur Charles Fox-Davies, "A Complete Guide to Heraldry," 1909. Pelicans became a popular symbol in heraldry. Public Domain, Wikimedia Commons.https://meditationessacrae.com/wp-content/uploads/2019/11/34424-e1573934679154.jpeg34424The Pelican Window at Emmaus Lutheran Church, Dorsey, Illinois. (We have since determined that this is the Passion Window, but I still think it is a good image of the Christian life and I'm sticking to it!)https://meditationessacrae.com/wp-content/uploads/2019/11/st.-nicholas-punching-arius.jpgSt. Nicholas punching AriusWhile an apocryphal story, as it goes, St. Nicholas of Myra was apparently fed up with Arius' nonsense at the Council of Nicea and gave him a slap to the face. Image: Public Domain via www.aleteia.pl.2019-11-16T20:18:35+00:00monthlyhttps://meditationessacrae.com/2019/09/30/sermon-for-st-michael-and-all-angels-september-29-2019-dont-you-know-theres-a-war-on-matthew-181-11/https://meditationessacrae.com/wp-content/uploads/2019/09/expulsic3b3_dels_c3a0ngels_rebels2c_retaule_de_sant_miquel_arcc3a0ngel2c_museu_de_belles_arts_de_valc3a8ncia.jpgexpulsic3b3_dels_c3a0ngels_rebels2c_retaule_de_sant_miquel_arcc3a0ngel2c_museu_de_belles_arts_de_valc3a8ncia"Retable of archangel St. Michael" by Jaume Mateu (1382–1452). Museu de Belles Arts de València. Image by Joanbanjo, Creative Commons Attribution-Share Alike 4.0 International license.https://meditationessacrae.com/wp-content/uploads/2019/09/altenburg_stiftskirche_-_kuppelfresko_3.jpgaltenburg_stiftskirche_-_kuppelfresko_3"Archangel Michael Fights the Dragon and Rebel Angels" (1733) by Paul Troger, Abbey church, Altenburg, Lower Austria. Photo by Wolfgang Sauber, Creative Commons Attribution-Share Alike 4.0 International License.https://meditationessacrae.com/wp-content/uploads/2019/09/d090d180d185d0b0d0bdd0b3d0b5d0bb_d09cd0b8d185d0b0d0b8d0bb._1914-1915.jpgd090d180d185d0b0d0bdd0b3d0b5d0bb_d09cd0b8d185d0b0d0b8d0bb._1914-1915"Archangel Michael" (ca. 1914-1915) by Viktor Mikhailovich Vasnetsov (1848-1926). Public domain (PD US Expired).https://meditationessacrae.com/wp-content/uploads/2019/09/apocalypse_by_gebhard_fugel_23_-_kap._20.8_endkampf.jpgapocalypse_by_gebhard_fugel_23_-_kap._20.8_endkampf"Bilder zur Apokalypse" (1933) by Gebhard Fugel (1863-1939), published in Die Apokalypse oder die Offenbarung des hl. Johannes, übersetzt und erklät von Dr. Jakob Schäfer, päpstlicher Hausprälat, … mit Bildern von Prof. Gebhard Fugel, München, 1933, Verlag: Volksliturgisches Apostolat Klosterneuenburg.https://meditationessacrae.com/wp-content/uploads/2019/09/nuremberg_chronicles_f_141v_2.jpgnuremberg_chronicles_f_141v_2"Archangel Michael" from the Nuremberg Chronicle, 15th Century2019-09-30T06:45:11+00:00monthlyhttps://meditationessacrae.com/2019/08/01/the-sermon-archive-is-up-to-date/2019-08-01T16:44:20+00:00monthlyhttps://meditationessacrae.com/2019/05/06/sermon-for-the-third-sunday-of-easter-may-5-2019-revelation-51-14-and-to-the-lamb-be-blessing-and-honor-and-glory-and-might-forever-and-ever/https://meditationessacrae.com/wp-content/uploads/2019/05/douce_apocalypse_-_bodleian_ms180_-_p.011_name_of_worthy.jpgdouce_apocalypse_-_bodleian_ms180_-_p.011_name_of_worthy"The Name of the Worthy," Douce Apocalypse (1265-1270), Bodleian Ms180, p.011.https://meditationessacrae.com/wp-content/uploads/2019/05/douce_apocalypse_-_bodleian_ms180_-_p.012_lamb_enthroned.jpgdouce_apocalypse_-_bodleian_ms180_-_p.012_lamb_enthroned"The Lamb Enthroned," Douce Apocalypse (1265-1270), Bodleian Ms180, p.012.https://meditationessacrae.com/wp-content/uploads/2019/05/cattedrale_di_anagni_-_adoration_of_the_lamb_-_crop.jpgcattedrale_di_anagni_-_adoration_of_the_lamb_-_crop"Adoration of the Lamb," Cattedrale di Anagnihttps://meditationessacrae.com/wp-content/uploads/2019/05/apocalypse_flamande_-_bnf_nc3a9erl3_f.6r_the_sealed_book_and_the_lamb.jpgapocalypse_flamande_-_bnf_nc3a9erl3_f.6r_the_sealed_book_and_the_lamb"The Sealed Book of the Lamb," Apocalypse Flamande - BNF Néerl3 f.6r, 15th Century.https://meditationessacrae.com/wp-content/uploads/2019/05/cattedrale_di_anagni_-_4211op7487.jpg1013A_ 037Cattedrale di Anagnihttps://meditationessacrae.com/wp-content/uploads/2019/05/houghton_typ_inc_2121a_-_dc3bcrer2c_apocalypse2c_23.jpghoughton_typ_inc_2121a_-_dc3bcrer2c_apocalypse2c_23"Four Horsemen of the Apocalypse" (1497-1498) from "The Revelation of St. John" by Albrecht Dürer (1471-1528). Houghton Library, Harvard.https://meditationessacrae.com/wp-content/uploads/2019/05/houghton_typ_inc_2121a_-_dc3bcrer2c_apocalypse2c_41.jpghoughton_typ_inc_2121a_-_dc3bcrer2c_apocalypse2c_41"Hymn of Adoration to the Lamb" (1497-1498) from "The Revelation of St. John" by Albrecht Dürer (1471-1528). Houghton Library, Harvard.https://meditationessacrae.com/wp-content/uploads/2019/05/houghton_typ_inc_2121a_-_dc3bcrer2c_apocalypse2c_21.jpghoughton_typ_inc_2121a_-_dc3bcrer2c_apocalypse2c_21"St. John before God and the Elders" (1497-1498) from "The Revelation of St. John" by Albrecht Dürer (1471-1528). Houghton Library, Harvard.2019-07-31T15:24:25+00:00monthlyhttps://meditationessacrae.com/new-testament-greek/https://meditationessacrae.com/wp-content/uploads/2015/10/codex-sinaiticus.jpgThe Beauty of BooksThis image may only be used for publicity purposes in connection with the broadcast of the programme as licensed by BBC Worldwide Ltd & must carry the shown copyright legend. It may not be used for any commercial purpose without a licence from the rights holder.https://meditationessacrae.com/wp-content/uploads/2015/10/probably_valentin_de_boulogne_-_saint_paul_writing_his_epistles_-_google_art_project.jpgProbably_Valentin_de_Boulogne_-_Saint_Paul_Writing_His_Epistles_-_Google_Art_Project"St. Paul Writing His Epistles" (ca. 1618-1620), by Valentin de Boulogne (1591-1632). Museum of Fine Arts, Houston. Public Domain.2019-07-31T15:13:26+00:00weekly0.6https://meditationessacrae.com/2019/05/26/sermon-for-the-sixth-sunday-of-easter-may-26-2019-john-1623-33/https://meditationessacrae.com/wp-content/uploads/2019/07/00.159.129_ps2.jpg00.159.129_ps2"The Exhortation to the Apostles/Recommandation aux apôtres" (1886-1896), by James Tissot (1836-1902). Brooklyn Museum. Public Domain.https://meditationessacrae.com/wp-content/uploads/2019/07/00.159.228_ps2.jpg00.159.228_ps2"The Protestations of St. Peter/Protestations de Saint Pierre" (1886-1894), by James Tissot (1836-1902). Brooklyn Museum. Public Domain.https://meditationessacrae.com/wp-content/uploads/2019/07/apostle-deaths.jpgapostle deaths"The Martyrdom of the Apostles" (1435), from the St. Lawrence Altarpiece, Cologne, by Stefan Lochner (1410-1451). Städel Museum. Public domain. Left wing: Sts Peter, Paul, Andrew, John the Evangelist, James the Greater and Bartholomew. Right wing: Sts Thomas, Phillip, James the Less, Matthew, Simon and Judas, and Matthias.https://meditationessacrae.com/wp-content/uploads/2019/07/28494302577_7cd57e48a0_o.jpg28494302577_7cd57e48a0_oC.S. Lewis. From Flickr.https://meditationessacrae.com/wp-content/uploads/2019/07/00.159.51_ps1.jpg00.159.51_ps1"Jesus Tempted in the Wilderness" (1886-1894), by James Tissot (1836-1902). Brooklyn Museum. Public Domain.2019-07-31T14:55:53+00:00monthlyhttps://meditationessacrae.com/2019/06/09/sermon-for-pentecost-june-9-2019-acts-21-21-depart-you-unclean-spirit-and-make-room-for-the-holy-spirit/https://meditationessacrae.com/wp-content/uploads/2019/07/codex_bodmer_127_146v_detail-e1564540547695.jpgcodex_bodmer_127_146v_detail"St. Felix presbyter Romanus" (1170-1200), by "Frater Rufillus," from the Weißenauer Passionale, Cod. Bodmer 127, fol. 146v. Fondation Bodmer, Coligny Switzerland. Public Domain. Cropped.https://meditationessacrae.com/wp-content/uploads/2019/07/bezau_pfarrkirche_-_pfingsten.jpgbezau_pfarrkirche_-_pfingsten"Pentecost" (1925), by Ludwig Glötzle (1847-1929), Saint Jodok Parish Church, Bezau, Vorarlberg. Photo by Wolfgang Sauber (May 27, 2012). This image is licensed under the Creative Commons Attribution-Share Alike 3.0 Unported, 2.5 Generic, 2.0 Generic and 1.0 Generic license.https://meditationessacrae.com/wp-content/uploads/2019/07/hortus_deliciarum2c_pfingsten_und_die_aussendung_des_heiligen_geistes_auf_die_apostel.jpghortus_deliciarum2c_pfingsten_und_die_aussendung_des_heiligen_geistes_auf_die_apostel"Pentecost : The sending of the Holy Spirit upon the Apostles" from the Hortus Deliciarum (1180) by Herrad of Landsberg (1125-1195). Public Domain.https://meditationessacrae.com/wp-content/uploads/2019/07/nuremberg_chronicles_f_102r_1.pngnuremberg_chronicles_f_102r_1"Pentecost" from the Nuremberg Chronicle (1493), F 102r 1. Public Domain.https://meditationessacrae.com/wp-content/uploads/2019/07/melanchthon-tauft-e1564540706388.jpgTriptych, left panel, Philipp Melanchthon performs a baptism assisted by Martin Luther; centre panel, the Last Supper with Luther amongst the Apostles; right panel, Luther makes his confession; Luther's sermon below, 1547 (detail of 51406)"Baptism" from the Reformation Altarpiece (1547), Stadt- und Pfarrkirche St. Marien zu Wittenberg, by the Cranachs. Public Domain. Cropped.2019-07-31T13:33:42+00:00monthlyhttps://meditationessacrae.com/2019/05/12/sermon-for-the-fourth-sunday-of-easter-may-12-2019-acts-2017-35-finishing-the-course/https://meditationessacrae.com/wp-content/uploads/2019/07/long_distance_runners2c_ancient_greece2c_amphora.pnglong_distance_runners2c_ancient_greece2c_amphoraPanathenaic amphora depicting long distance runners. From Gardiner, E. Norman (1864-1930), Greek Athletic Sports and Festivals, London: MacMillan, 1910, p. 280, Fig. 51. Public Domain.https://meditationessacrae.com/wp-content/uploads/2019/07/sommer2c_giorgio_281834-191429_-_n._5439_-_diana_efesina_-_museo_di_napoli.jpgsommer2c_giorgio_281834-191429_-_n._5439_-_diana_efesina_-_museo_di_napoli"Ephesian Artemis," from the Naples Museum, Naples, Italy. Photograph by Giorgio Sommer (1834-1914). Public Domain.https://meditationessacrae.com/wp-content/uploads/2019/07/giovanni_guerra.jpggiovanni_guerra"Paul preaches to the elderly of Ephesus at Miletus" (late 16th Century), by Giovanni Guerra (1544-1618). Private Collection. Public Domain.https://meditationessacrae.com/wp-content/uploads/2019/07/phidippides.jpgphidippides"Le soldat de Marathon" (1869), by Luc-Olivier Merson (1846-1920). Private collection. Public Domain.2019-07-31T13:29:56+00:00monthlyhttps://meditationessacrae.com/2019/06/29/sermon-for-the-third-sunday-after-pentecost-proper-8-june-30-2019-luke-951-62-foxes-have-holes-birds-have-nests/https://meditationessacrae.com/wp-content/uploads/2019/07/1045312-fox-den-2-800.jpeg1045312-fox-den-2-800"Fox Den" (2018) by Yellow Oxide after Shingo Nono. Image from Instagram.https://meditationessacrae.com/wp-content/uploads/2019/07/00.159.152.jpg00.159.152"Jesus Traveling (Jésus en voyage)" (1886-1896), by James Tissot (1836-1902). The Brooklyn Museum. Public Domain.https://meditationessacrae.com/wp-content/uploads/2019/07/hj-in-rome-4.pnghj-in-rome-4"Homeless Jesus" by Timothy P. Schmalz in the courtyard of the Papal Charities Building, Vatican City. From the sculptor's website.https://meditationessacrae.com/wp-content/uploads/2019/07/paris_psaulter_gr139_fol419v.jpgparis_psaulter_gr139_fol419v"Moses goes through the Red Sea. The Army of Pharaoh is Drowned" (10th Century). Paris psalter, BnF MS Grec 139, folio 419v. Public Domain.https://meditationessacrae.com/wp-content/uploads/2019/07/00.159.74_ps2.jpg00.159.74_ps2"The Man at the Plough" (1886-1894), by James Tissot (1836-1902). The Brooklyn Museum. Public Domain2019-07-29T18:21:13+00:00monthlyhttps://meditationessacrae.com/2019/07/07/sermon-for-the-fourth-sunday-after-pentecost-proper-9-july-7-2019-luke-101-12-sent-out-as-lambs-among-wolves/https://meditationessacrae.com/wp-content/uploads/2019/07/christoph_paudic39f_-_wolf_reic39ft_ein_lamm_-_1002_-_bavarian_state_painting_collections.jpgchristoph_paudic39f_-_wolf_reic39ft_ein_lamm_-_1002_-_bavarian_state_painting_collections"Wolf reißt ein Lamm" (1666), by Christopher Paudiß (circa 1618 –1666/1667). Bavarian State Painting Collections. Public Domain.https://meditationessacrae.com/wp-content/uploads/2019/07/luke10v01to20_2007.jpgluke10v01to20_2007Agnus Day appears with the permission of www.agnusday.orghttps://meditationessacrae.com/wp-content/uploads/2019/07/franz_rc3b6sel_von_rosenhof_-_wolf_und_fuchs_-_1001_-_bavarian_state_painting_collections.jpgfranz_rc3b6sel_von_rosenhof_-_wolf_und_fuchs_-_1001_-_bavarian_state_painting_collections"Wolf und Fuchs" (1666), by Franz Rösel von Rosenhof (1626–1700). Bavarian State Painting Collections. Public Domain.https://meditationessacrae.com/wp-content/uploads/2019/07/00.159.147_ps2.jpg00.159.147_ps2"He Sent them out Two by Two/Il les envoya deux à deux" (1886-1896), by James Tissot (1836-1902). Brooklyn Museum. Public Domain.2019-07-29T15:40:16+00:00monthlyhttps://meditationessacrae.com/2019/07/29/sermon-for-the-7th-sunday-after-pentecost-july-28-2019-proper-12-luke-111-13-fully-reliant-on-the-father/https://meditationessacrae.com/wp-content/uploads/2019/07/importunate_neighbour.jpgimportunate_neighbour"The Importunate Neighbor" (1895), by William Holman Hunt (1827-1910). National Gallery of Victoria. Public Domain.https://meditationessacrae.com/wp-content/uploads/2019/07/fridolin_leiber_-_pater_noster.jpgfridolin_leiber_-_pater_noster"Pater Noster" ca. 1890s, by Fridolin Leiber (1853-1912), from Wolfgang Brückner, Elfenreigen – Hochzeitstraum. Die Öldruckfabrikation 1880–1940. (Köln: M. DuMont Schauberg, 1974). Public Domain.https://meditationessacrae.com/wp-content/uploads/2019/07/vater-unser-catechism-luther-brosamer-1550-crop.jpgvater-unser-catechism-luther-brosamer-1550-crop"Christ teaching the disciples the Lord's Prayer" (1550), by Hans Brosamer (1495-1554) from the 1550 Frankfurt Edition of the Small Catechism of Martin Luther. The British Museum. Public Domain.https://meditationessacrae.com/wp-content/uploads/2019/07/brooklyn_museum_-_the_lord27s_prayer_28le_pater_noster29_-_james_tissot.jpgbrooklyn_museum_-_the_lord27s_prayer_28le_pater_noster29_-_james_tissot"The Lord's Prayer/Le Pater Noster" (1886-1894), by James Tissot (1836-1902). The Brooklyn Museum. Public Domain.https://meditationessacrae.com/wp-content/uploads/2019/07/vrancx_soldiers_plundering.jpgHIS292256"Soldiers Plundering a Farm" (1620), by Sebastiaen Vrancx (1573–1647). Deutsches Historisches Museum, Berlin.https://meditationessacrae.com/wp-content/uploads/2019/07/nun_danket_alle_gott_28165329.jpgnun_danket_alle_gott_28165329"Nun danket alle Gott," published in Johann Crüger, Praxis Pietatis Melica (Berlin, 1653). Public domain.https://meditationessacrae.com/wp-content/uploads/2019/07/martin_rinckart.jpgmartin_rinckartMartin Rinkart, 15862019-07-29T04:58:05+00:00monthlyhttps://meditationessacrae.com/2019/04/20/devotional-reflections-on-christs-seven-last-words-from-the-cross-good-friday-april-19-2019/https://meditationessacrae.com/wp-content/uploads/2019/04/ge_christandrobber.jpgge_christandrobber"Christ and the Thief" (1893), by Nikolai Nikolaevich Ge (1831-1894)https://meditationessacrae.com/wp-content/uploads/2019/04/albrecht_altdorfer_-_sebastiansaltar2c_rechter_innenflc3bcgel_28st._florian_bei_linz29.jpgalbrecht_altdorfer_-_sebastiansaltar2c_rechter_innenflc3bcgel_28st._florian_bei_linz29Sebastian Altar, "Right Inner Wing, Crucifixion" (1509-1516) at St. Florian's Priory, by Albrecht Altdorfer (1480-1538). Sankt Florian, Austria.https://meditationessacrae.com/wp-content/uploads/2019/04/giovanni_battista_tiepolo_074.jpggiovanni_battista_tiepolo_074"Christ on the Cross" (ca. 1745-1750), by Giovanni Battista Tiepolo (1696-1770). St. Louis Art Museum.https://meditationessacrae.com/wp-content/uploads/2019/04/the_seven_words_met_dp256118.jpgthe_seven_words_met_dp256118"The Seven Last Words of Christ" (1898), by Fred Holland Day (1864-1933).https://meditationessacrae.com/wp-content/uploads/2019/04/fred_holland_day-_last_seven_words.jpgfred_holland_day-_last_seven_words"The Seven Last Words of Christ" (1898), by Fred Holland Day (1864-1933)https://meditationessacrae.com/wp-content/uploads/2019/04/nails-in-the-hand-of-jesus.jpgnails-in-the-hand-of-Jesushttps://meditationessacrae.com/wp-content/uploads/2019/04/giovanni-battista-caracciolo-crucifixion.jpgGiovanni Battista Caracciolo - Crucifixion"Crocifissione" (ca. 1610), by Giovanni Battista Caracciolo (Battistello Caracciolo) (1578-1635). Museo di Capidomonte, Naples.https://meditationessacrae.com/wp-content/uploads/2019/04/christ_on_the_cross_2.jpgChrist_on_the_cross_2Whenever I think of the suffering of Christ, I am always drawn to this illustration from the sainted Rien Poortvliet's <i>He Was One of Us</i> (Baker Academic, 1974). Poortvliet really captures the unimaginable depth of sorrow experienced by Christ, the existential anguish that you and I can't even fathom. And he bore it all for us.https://meditationessacrae.com/wp-content/uploads/2019/04/christ_on_the_cross_1-copy.jpgChrist_on_the_cross_1 copyhttps://meditationessacrae.com/wp-content/uploads/2019/04/brooklyn_museum_-_what_our_lord_saw_from_the_cross_28ce_que_voyait_notre-seigneur_sur_la_croix29_-_james_tissot.jpgbrooklyn_museum_-_what_our_lord_saw_from_the_cross_28ce_que_voyait_notre-seigneur_sur_la_croix29_-_james_tissot"What Our Lord Saw from the Cross" (1886-1894), by James Tissot (1836-1902). Brooklyn Museum.2019-04-20T23:24:40+00:00monthlyhttps://meditationessacrae.com/2019/04/15/sermon-for-palm-sunday-april-14-2019-luke-1928-40-in-lowly-pomp-ride-on-to-die/https://meditationessacrae.com/wp-content/uploads/2019/04/57052281_10157100166909868_5859617387942248448_o.jpg57052281_10157100166909868_5859617387942248448_o"Entry of Christ into Jerusalem" (ca. 1150), by the Master of the Capella Palatina in Palermo.2019-04-15T15:12:11+00:00monthlyhttps://meditationessacrae.com/2019/04/04/lenten-midweek-service-4-april-3-2019-matthew-251-13-sleeping-on-the-job/https://meditationessacrae.com/wp-content/uploads/2019/04/peter_von_cornelius_001.jpgpeter_von_cornelius_001"Die klugen und die törichten Jungfrauen" (1813), by Peter von Cornelius (1783-1867). Museum Kunstpalast.https://meditationessacrae.com/wp-content/uploads/2019/04/brooklyn_museum_-_the_wise_virgins_28les_vierges_sages29_-_james_tissot.jpgbrooklyn_museum_-_the_wise_virgins_28les_vierges_sages29_-_james_tissot"The Wise Virgins" (1886-1894), by James Tissot (1836-1902). The Brooklyn Museum.https://meditationessacrae.com/wp-content/uploads/2019/04/william_john_wainwright_-_parable_of_the_wise_and_foolish_virgins.jpgwilliam_john_wainwright_-_parable_of_the_wise_and_foolish_virgins"Parable of the Wise and Foolish Virgins" (1899), by William John Wainwright (1855-1931). Birmingham Museum and Art Gallery.https://meditationessacrae.com/wp-content/uploads/2019/04/burne-jones_ten_virgins.jpgburne-jones_ten_virgins"The Wise and Foolish Virgins" (1859), by Edward Burne-Jones (1833-1898).2019-04-04T14:36:54+00:00monthlyhttps://meditationessacrae.com/2019/04/01/midweek-sermon-for-the-third-week-in-lent-march-27-2019-matthew-918-19-23-26-not-dead-but-asleep/https://meditationessacrae.com/wp-content/uploads/2019/04/voskreshenie_docheri_iaira_28187129_by_vasiliy_polenov.jpgvoskreshenie_docheri_iaira_28187129_by_vasiliy_polenov"The Resurrection of Jairus' Daughter" (1871), by Vasily Polenov (1844-1927). Scientific-research Museum of the Russian Academy of Arts.https://meditationessacrae.com/wp-content/uploads/2019/04/photo_2018-08-27_21-42-41-e1554098143212.jpgphoto_2018-08-27_21-42-41My woodchuck neighbor who lives under my deck.https://meditationessacrae.com/wp-content/uploads/2019/03/00.159.108_ps2.jpg00.159.108_ps2"The Daughter of Jairus (La fille de Zäire)" (1886-1896), by James Tissot (1836-1902). Brooklyn Museum.2019-04-01T06:20:03+00:00monthlyhttps://meditationessacrae.com/2019/03/21/sermon-for-the-third-sunday-in-lent-march-24-2019-luke-131-9-christ-the-vinedresser/https://meditationessacrae.com/wp-content/uploads/2019/03/266_alexandermstrjhlscrppwmnprblbrrnfigkoninklijke_bibliotheekthehague1430crop.jpg266_alexandermstrjhlscrppwmnprblbrrnfigkoninklijke_bibliotheekthehague1430cropDetail, "Parable of the Fig Tree" (1430). Koninklijke Bibliotheek, The Hague.https://meditationessacrae.com/wp-content/uploads/2019/03/azulejos_in_mosteiro_de_santa_cruz2c_cloister_28629-e1553198120537.jpgazulejos_in_mosteiro_de_santa_cruz2c_cloister_28629Azulejos depicting the Parable of the Barren Fig Tree in Cloister of Mosteiro de Santa Cruz, Coimbra. Photo by Joseolgon.https://meditationessacrae.com/wp-content/uploads/2019/03/00.159.166_ps2.jpg00.159.166_ps2"The Tower of Siloam (Le tour de Siloë)" (1886-1896), by James Tissot (1836-1902). The Brooklyn Museum.https://meditationessacrae.com/wp-content/uploads/2019/03/00.159.82_ps2.jpg00.159.82_ps2"The Vine Dresser and the Fig Tree (Le vigneron et le figuier)" (1886-1894), by James Tissot (1836-1902). The Brooklyn Museum.https://meditationessacrae.com/wp-content/uploads/2019/03/teachings_of_jesus_36_of_40._parable_of_the_fig_tree._jan_luyken_etching._bowyer_bible.gifteachings_of_jesus_36_of_40._parable_of_the_fig_tree._jan_luyken_etching._bowyer_bibleAn etching by Jan Luyken illustrating Luke 13:6-9 in the Bowyer Bible, Bolton, England.2019-03-25T02:23:39+00:00monthlyhttps://meditationessacrae.com/2019/03/14/lenten-midweek-sermon-1-march-13-2019-psalm-48-job-711-16-sleeping-in-heavenly-peace/https://meditationessacrae.com/wp-content/uploads/2019/03/jan_mandijn_003.jpgjan_mandijn_003"Job and his Tormentors" (1540-1550), either Jan Mandijn (ca. 1500-1560) or Pieter Huys (1519-1581). Musée de la Chartreuse de Douai.https://meditationessacrae.com/wp-content/uploads/2019/03/53552246_2097074180368775_6793459895044669440_o.jpg53552246_2097074180368775_6793459895044669440_o"In the Middle of the Night." Rupert Fawcett, "Off the Leash."https://meditationessacrae.com/wp-content/uploads/2019/03/job_and_his_friends.jpgjob_and_his_friends"Job and his Friends" (1869) by Ilya Repin (1844-1930), Государственный Русский музей.2019-03-14T06:31:33+00:00monthlyhttps://meditationessacrae.com/2019/03/08/strong-on-doctrinal-topics-but-weak-on-the-books-of-the-bible-by-dr-paul-raabe-grand-canyon-university/2019-03-08T17:24:03+00:00monthlyhttps://meditationessacrae.com/2019/03/07/to-a-waterfowl-1818-william-cullen-bryant-1794-1878/2019-03-08T17:11:19+00:00monthlyhttps://meditationessacrae.com/2019/03/07/thursday-meditation-psalm-145/https://meditationessacrae.com/wp-content/uploads/2019/03/ludwig_richter_aller_augen_warten_auf_dich-e1551969146731.jpgLudwig_Richter_Aller_Augen_warten_auf_Dich"Aller Augen warten auf Dich" (1866) by Adrian Ludwig Richter (1803-1884), from "Eine Auslese aus den Werken des Meisters, Herausgegeben vom Leipziger Lehrer-Verein," (Verlag von Alphons Dürr, Leipzig 1905).2019-03-07T14:40:17+00:00monthlyhttps://meditationessacrae.com/2019/03/03/sermon-for-the-feast-of-the-transfiguration-march-3-2019-luke-928-36-ignoring-the-exodus-in-the-room/2019-03-05T23:58:50+00:00monthlyhttps://meditationessacrae.com/2019/02/17/sermon-for-the-sixth-sunday-after-epiphany-february-17-2019-1-corinthians-1512-20-a-futile-faith-by-no-means/https://meditationessacrae.com/wp-content/uploads/2019/02/resurrection_furst_von_anhalt_1555.jpgResurrection_Furst_von_Anhalt_1555Resurrection of Christ (1555), from a book of sermons by Georg III, Fürst von Anhalt (1507-1553). Pitts Theology Library Digital Image Archive, Emory University.https://meditationessacrae.com/wp-content/uploads/2019/02/westminster-apocalypse.jpgWestminster ApocalypseThe dead waiting for the Resurrection. Apocalypse, Westminster c. 1250-1275 (Bodleian Library, MS. Douce 180, fol. 40v). From Discarding Images.2019-02-22T15:51:43+00:00monthlyhttps://meditationessacrae.com/2019/02/14/patrick-hamiltons-excursus-on-faith-hope-and-charity-from-patricks-places-1527/2019-02-14T22:40:23+00:00monthlyhttps://meditationessacrae.com/2019/02/10/sermon-for-the-fifth-sunday-of-epiphany-february-10-2019-were-not-worthy-isaiah-61-8/https://meditationessacrae.com/wp-content/uploads/2019/02/va-luther_bible_2nd_ed-image_03_44610-2.jpgva-luther_bible_2nd_ed-image_03_44610 (2)"Isaiah's Vision" from Luther's Bible, 1534 (Lucas Cranach)2019-02-14T16:19:08+00:00monthlyhttps://meditationessacrae.com/2018/07/01/sermon-for-the-sixth-sunday-after-pentecost-july-1-2018-proper-8-lamentations-322-33-mark-512-43/2019-02-12T22:21:20+00:00monthlyhttps://meditationessacrae.com/2018/06/24/sermon-for-the-nativity-of-st-john-the-baptist-june-24-2018/2019-02-12T22:01:18+00:00monthlyhttps://meditationessacrae.com/2018/11/19/sermon-for-the-26th-sunday-after-pentecost-november-19-2018-proper-28-a-time-of-trouble-such-as-there-never-was-daniel-121-3-mark-131-13/https://meditationessacrae.com/wp-content/uploads/2018/11/mikael_toppelius_haukipudas_church.jpgMikael_Toppelius_Haukipudas_Churchhttps://meditationessacrae.com/wp-content/uploads/2018/11/d9f19-f4b913d63e17868731304d38bfcf4ad0.jpgd9f19-f4b913d63e17868731304d38bfcf4ad02019-02-11T17:12:25+00:00monthlyhttps://meditationessacrae.com/2019/01/22/sermon-for-the-second-sunday-after-epiphany-january-20-2019-john-21-11-master-of-the-feast/2019-01-24T14:48:45+00:00monthlyhttps://meditationessacrae.com/2019/01/19/albert-jay-nock-isaiahs-job-1936/2019-01-19T20:55:25+00:00monthlyhttps://meditationessacrae.com/2019/01/14/gaudete-festum-asinorum/2019-01-15T00:02:39+00:00monthlyhttps://meditationessacrae.com/2019/01/06/sermon-for-the-feast-of-the-epiphany-january-6-2019-matthew-21-12-the-gift-to-the-magi/2019-01-07T04:41:19+00:00monthlyhttps://meditationessacrae.com/2018/12/31/sermon-for-the-first-sunday-of-christmas-december-30-2018-luke-241-52/2018-12-31T20:57:41+00:00monthlyhttps://meditationessacrae.com/2018/12/23/great-poetry-for-christmas-robert-southwell-new-heaven-new-war/2018-12-24T04:34:59+00:00monthlyhttps://meditationessacrae.com/2018/12/23/sermon-for-the-fourth-sunday-in-advent-december-23-2018-christ-comes-to-the-lowly-luke-139-45/2018-12-24T04:19:06+00:00monthlyhttps://meditationessacrae.com/2018/12/09/sermon-for-the-second-sunday-in-advent-december-9-2018-what-shall-we-do-luke-31-14/2018-12-24T04:18:01+00:00monthlyhttps://meditationessacrae.com/2018/12/23/sermon-for-the-third-sunday-in-advent-midweek-service-december-19-2018-christ-comes-as-the-promised-one-of-israel-matthew-111-10/2018-12-24T03:49:19+00:00monthlyhttps://meditationessacrae.com/2018/12/13/sermon-for-the-second-sunday-in-advent-midweek-service-december-12-2018-christ-comes-in-glory-luke-2125-36/2018-12-13T05:23:09+00:00monthlyhttps://meditationessacrae.com/2018/12/06/sermon-for-the-first-sunday-in-advent-midweek-service-december-5-2018-christ-comes-as-king-matthew-211-9/https://meditationessacrae.com/wp-content/uploads/2018/12/strac39fburger_mc3bcnster_glasmalerei_iii-1.jpgStraßburger Münster, Glasmalerei, III-1OLYMPUS DIGITAL CAMERA2018-12-06T15:03:17+00:00monthlyhttps://meditationessacrae.com/2018/10/31/happy-reformation-day/2018-11-01T02:26:11+00:00monthlyhttps://meditationessacrae.com/2018/10/30/sermon-for-the-feast-of-the-reformation-observed-october-28-2018-it-really-is-all-about-jesus-romans-319-28/https://meditationessacrae.com/wp-content/uploads/2018/10/47dbf-1501263982162.jpg47dbf-1501263982162"Dawn: Luther at Erfurt" (1861), by Joseph Noel Paton (1821-1901). 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