The Hen – Some thoughts
Lent – the fifth of the Spencer paintings in Stephen Cottrell’s “Christ in the Wilderness” is called “The Hen”. Cottrell sees in this painting a moment suspended in time – the last of the […]
Lent – the fifth of the Spencer paintings in Stephen Cottrell’s “Christ in the Wilderness” is called “The Hen”. Cottrell sees in this painting a moment suspended in time – the last of the […]
Lent – the fifth of the Spencer paintings in Stephen Cottrell’s “Christ in the Wilderness” is called “The Hen”. And, thank God, the hope is back after “The Foxes Have Holes”. Christ lies on […]
Lent – the fourth of the Spencer paintings in Stephen Cottrell’s “Christ in the Wilderness” is called “The Foxes Have Holes”. Cottrell points out that this picture is about home – or rather, lack […]
Lent – the third of the Spencer paintings in Stephen Cottrell’s “Christ in the Wilderness” is called “The Scorpion”. As I return to this painting, and Cottrell quotes Jo Shapcott’s poem “The Scorpion” with […]
Lent – the third of the Spencer paintings in Stephen Cottrell’s “Christ in the Wilderness” is called “The Scorpion”. Christ is sitting on dreadfully stoney ground, in the middle of a bleak, dead looking […]
Lent – the second of the Spencer paintings in Stephen Cottrell’s “Christ in the Wilderness” shows Christ staring at meadow flowers. Consider The Lilies is very obviously taken from Matthew 6:25-34. Cottrell sees the […]
Lent – the second of the Spencer paintings in Stephen Cottrell’s “Christ in the Wilderness” shows Christ staring at meadow flowers. Lest we forget He is in the wilderness, the far background seems to […]
Lent – the first of the Spencer paintings in Stephen Cottrell’s “Christ in the Wilderness” shows Christ waking from sleep to pray. Now that I’ve read Cottrell’s chapter on this […]
Lent – the first of the Spencer paintings in Stephen Cottrell’s “Christ in the Wilderness” shows Christ waking from sleep to pray. Cottrell suggests we look and ponder without reading […]
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A surprised priest in the Church of England contemplates everyday life - views are all my own
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