Petra Zantingh

Saturday, April 30, 2011

April 29

I wonder if there was anyone in London who didn't know what was going on.

Luke 24:18 NP A2

Thursday, April 28, 2011

April 28

Preparation.

Luke 23:55-24:8 NP special section

Rio de Janeiro is complaining to Google maps because their slums are apparently very prominent in the viewing. Psalm 98 makes me think of a bird's eye view of the earth with nothing hidden.

Psalm 98 NP A16

Tuesday, April 26, 2011

April 26

Do you know your Royals?

Luke 23:11 NP AL1, 2, 3

April 21

Righteous and justice are the foundation of democracy, but this side of Eden, people don't always make the right choices.

Psalm 89:14-15 NP A12

April 20

We are told to give to Caesar what is Caesar's but what does that mean when you live in a corrupt system live Cuba?

Luke 20:25 NP A3

Tuesday, April 19, 2011

April 19

Linguistic research suggests that people use a metaphor every 10 to 25 words. Reading scripture, this does not strike me as being an unusual way of communicating.

Proverbs 13:12 NP A12

About the Newsworthy Project

Check out the first post of May for a complete introduction to this project. "Take your Bible and take your newspaper, and read both. Newspapers are so important that I always pray for the sick, the poor, the journalists." — Karl Barth.

Over the course of the next year, I plan to commit myself to do what Barth suggests. I intend to read the newspaper and the Bible everyday and interpret what I read into a collection of sketches which I will share here.

My daily readings are from the New International One Year Bible, which includes passages from both the old and new testaments, Psalms and Proverbs, and primarily, but not exclusively, the National Post, a Canadian newspaper. Using pencil and watercolour pencils, my sketches are done on the right side of a 7.75 X 7.75 " sketchbook, along with some notations. On the left side, I tape the cut out section of the newspaper article that inspired me.