Tag Archives: Vincent Van Gogh

November 02

Living Out Our Calling

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“The Christian shoemaker does his or her duty not by putting little crosses on the shoes, but by making good shoes, because God is interested in good craftsmanship.” — Attributed to Martin Luther I’m still hearing Martin Luther’s voice in my head after being immersed in all things Luther during my recent trip to Germany. […]

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October 19

The Open Bible

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This is a painting by Vincent van Gogh that I had not seen before, and being a big van Gogh fan, I was pleasantly surprised to stumble upon it. As it turns out, van Gogh’s father was a Protestant minister, and some believe that this is his Bible. After his father’s death, van Gogh feverishly […]

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March 23

Worn Out and Tired

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Vincent Van Gogh is one of my favorite artists. When I ran across this painting, I was not familiar with it, so I did some investigating. It was explained (on vincentvangogh.org) that a fellow student in Paris remembered Vincent buying these boots at a flea market, hoping to use them for a still life. But […]

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June 10

Slowing Down

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Vincent van Gogh is one of my all-time favorite artists and I was pleasantly surprised when I stumbled upon this painting by French painter, Léon-Augustin Lhermitte, titled Making Hay. As it turns out, Lhermitte was a great source of inspiration for Van Gogh. He became known as a painter of peasant life and Van Gogh […]

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November 06

Walking in Another Person’s Shoes

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I ran across this quote on a blog by Gehad Gamal and I’m not sure if she wrote it or if it should be attributed to someone else, but it struck me. No human being can be more human than another human being.I liberate you from my ignorance. Have you ever thought of someone as […]

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April 05

“I’ll be praying for you.”

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This monochromatic pencil and ink sketch is so simple, yet poignant. The old man’s altar is an unimpressive piece of furniture—nothing grand or ornate. He doesn’t need a church altar or padded pew. The humility depicted in this scene may be the reason it feels intimate. In solitude and without fanfare, a faithful man talks […]

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