by Chris Wiles | Dec 16, 2009 | Advent
FYI: Today’s post contains nudity. If that sort of thing bothers you, today might be a good day to sit things out. Today’s artist is Ed Knippers. His massive, wall-sized paintings are said to be breathtaking (I’ve yet to have the privilege of seeing... by Chris Wiles | Dec 15, 2009 | Advent
At considerable risk of self-promotion, today’s artist is none other than myself. The above piece of artwork is entitled Logos, done in oil pastel on paper. The Greek word logos is most literally translated as “word,” as it appears in the prologue to... by Chris Wiles | Dec 14, 2009 | Advent
This week we’ll be looking at a selection of the ways the incarnation of Christ has been depicted in the visual arts, an area too often neglected by Evangelical Christianity. Our first painting is entitled Verkundigung or “Annunciation,” done in 1911 by artist Oskar... by Chris Wiles | Dec 12, 2009 | Advent
“We’re all misfits!!!!” Christmas day is “the most wonderful, wonderful day of the year,” that is, of you’re not a misfit, like a spotted elephant, or a water pistol that shoots jelly, or a cowboy that rides and ostrich. These are the colorful characters that inhabit... 
by Chris Wiles | Dec 11, 2009 | Advent
Christopher J Wiles pastor | writer | speaker FollowFollowFollow Cur Deus Homo? Why the God-man? Thus far we have reflected on the nature of the incarnation of Jesus Christ. In this final post, we turn our attention to the life offered us by the child of the manger,... by Chris Wiles | Dec 10, 2009 | Advent
Christopher J Wiles pastor | writer | speaker FollowFollowFollow Yesterday we reflected on the self-emptying nature of the atonement by looking at the doctrine of kenosis – that the Son of God humbled Himself by stepping into the broken world by taking on human flesh....
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