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Samson
The Blinded Samson (1912) by Lovis Corinth 1 The LORD is a living dread whose absence in Shiloh is more potent than his presence....

Richard Mather


Cometh the Lion
Cometh the Lion Cometh the Lion, cometh the hour. On his head is my name; on his back is my power. The time is narrow, and the...

Richard Mather


Temple Curtain
"The temple curtain made of some heavy purple fabric, with its curious pleats ..."

Richard Mather


The Light in That Place
Photo credit: Rachel Posner / Posner Family Estate, courtesy of Shulamit Mansbach, Haifa, Israel / yadvashem.org “Our holiday has been...

Richard Mather


Yehudah, I Make You Mine
Yehudah, I Make You Mine From out of the banks of the muddy Jordan River, I make you Mine. Into shape I press the grit, into shape I...

Richard Mather


Promise to Abraham
Abraham, it is time to leave your lonely tent. Find a vacant spot in the belly of your heart and learn to fear the Lord. Stop seeking the...

Richard Mather


Image, Idol, Dream
Abraham prepared a table before me Even as I spoke harshly of the desert’s hot kisses. He moistened my head with oil. “You are safe,” he...

Richard Mather
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