Jesus Calms the Storm
“The need to see yourself in your chosen religion is not a trivial thing,” says Laura James, a New Yorkbased painter and illustrator. “With my work I am trying to offer an alternative to the ‘traditional’ images we find in Western religious art.”
Perhaps the most striking element of
Jesus Calms the Storm is her depiction of Jesus and His disciples. For anyone used to religious art depicting Christ and His followers as Anglo-Saxon in look, her portrayal of characters as dark-skinned individuals may be jarring to some but carries profound meaning.
“I grew up attending a Brethren church with my Caribbean family in Brooklyn, New York. We were not allowed to image Bible characters, and there was no art on the walls,” she says. “However, we did have children’s Bibles filled with fantastic images! Although surrounding characters were light brown in color, perhaps reflecting Middle Eastern people, Jesus was unbelievably White, with blond hair an
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It s not the first time the museum has dedicated February exhibits to exploring Black mariner culture, but there are two new program series in 2021. Author: Savannah Haugdahl (WVEC) Updated: 10:42 AM EST January 18, 2021
NEWPORT NEWS, Va. Monday, The Mariners Museum and Park of Newport News announced it would be offering free, virtual programs in February to celebrate the culture and contributions of Black mariners.
The virtual sessions will be held over Zoom throughout the month.
It s not the first time the museum has dedicated February exhibits to exploring Black mariner culture, but with the museum closed for much of 2020, a spokesperson said curators had time to develop two new programs.
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Published on: 12-15-2020
The story of Jesus calming the storm in Mark 4:35-41 is one that is often told. As we read the text, we can imagine the story with waves tossing the boat, thunder cracking, lightening ripping across the sky, and sensing the fear of the disciples. We are caught as the text describes the one element that doesn’t fit this story of terror at sea Jesus sleeping through it all. The story ends with Jesus awakening, standing in the boat, and calling out to the elements, “Peace, be still.” And then there is silence.