https://mercyandlight.com/blogs/journal/bible-verse-art-vs-scene-art 2026-10-16T09:36:29-04:00 weekly https://cdn.shopify.com/s/files/1/0798/0849/5787/articles/blog-bible-verse-art-vs-scene-art_ee24fc13-e1a0-4a79-a149-b16b9136d375.jpg?v=1792157789 Bible verse art or scene art: which belongs on your wall? A page of the Très Riches Heures: Jesus and the Canaanite woman painted above a block of Latin text https://mercyandlight.com/blogs/journal/canvas-sizes-explained-what-size-art-above-a-sofa-or-bed 2026-10-14T15:40:40-04:00 weekly https://cdn.shopify.com/s/files/1/0798/0849/5787/articles/blog-canvas-sizes-explained-what-size-art-above-a-sofa-or-bed.jpg?v=1792006840 Canvas sizes explained: what size art goes above a sofa or bed Reaching Through the Water above a reading chair and lamp https://mercyandlight.com/blogs/journal/christian-christmas-gift-ideas 2026-11-03T09:22:09-05:00 weekly https://cdn.shopify.com/s/files/1/0798/0849/5787/articles/blog-christian-christmas-gift-ideas.jpg?v=1793715729 Christian Christmas gift ideas for 2026, and who each suits CHRIST, the life of Jesus in art and Scripture, open on a walnut table as a woman writes a gift inscription inside the cover https://mercyandlight.com/blogs/journal/contemporary-christian-art-what-it-is-and-why-it-is-back 2026-10-14T15:40:44-04:00 weekly https://cdn.shopify.com/s/files/1/0798/0849/5787/articles/blog-contemporary-christian-art-what-it-is-and-why-it-is-back_2cba1005-e54c-4fbb-b3c9-813e9b63ca4c.jpg?v=1792006844 Contemporary Christian art: what it is and why it is back Above the Waves leaning against a wall in a sunlit room https://mercyandlight.com/blogs/journal/how-to-choose-christian-wall-art-for-your-living-room 2026-10-14T15:40:47-04:00 weekly https://cdn.shopify.com/s/files/1/0798/0849/5787/articles/blog-how-to-choose-christian-wall-art-for-your-living-room_97527920-fdec-4344-b6a1-9a8b4aefbfff.jpg?v=1792006847 How to choose Christian wall art for your living room Above the Waves above a sofa with rust cushions https://mercyandlight.com/blogs/journal/jesus-and-the-children-in-art 2026-10-14T15:40:49-04:00 weekly https://cdn.shopify.com/s/files/1/0798/0849/5787/articles/blog-jesus-and-the-children-in-art_27528d00-2f83-4673-8999-3d0a788fbbd8.jpg?v=1792006849 Jesus and children: what the Gospels say and how artists paint it Christ surrounded by mothers and babies in Lucas Cranach the Elder's Christ Blessing the Children, Städel Museum https://mercyandlight.com/blogs/journal/jesus-holding-a-lamb-meaning-good-shepherd 2026-10-27T09:19:51-04:00 weekly https://cdn.shopify.com/s/files/1/0798/0849/5787/articles/blog-jesus-holding-a-lamb-meaning-good-shepherd.jpg?v=1793107191 Jesus holding a lamb: what the Good Shepherd image means Safe in His Care above a dresser in a nursery, a crib beside it https://mercyandlight.com/blogs/journal/jesus-reaching-into-the-water-story-behind-the-painting 2026-10-14T15:40:54-04:00 weekly https://cdn.shopify.com/s/files/1/0798/0849/5787/articles/blog-jesus-reaching-into-the-water-story-behind-the-painting.jpg?v=1792006854 Jesus reaching into the water: the story behind the painting Reaching Through the Water above a linen sofa with rust cushions and white flowers https://mercyandlight.com/blogs/journal/jesus-walking-on-water-meaning-and-paintings 2026-10-29T09:14:16-04:00 weekly https://cdn.shopify.com/s/files/1/0798/0849/5787/articles/blog-jesus-walking-on-water-meaning-and-paintings.jpg?v=1793279656 Jesus walking on water paintings: what the scene means Above the Waves in a natural frame above a walnut sideboard with candles https://mercyandlight.com/blogs/journal/modern-paintings-of-jesus 2026-10-14T15:40:58-04:00 weekly https://cdn.shopify.com/s/files/1/0798/0849/5787/articles/blog-modern-paintings-of-jesus.jpg?v=1792006858 Modern paintings of Jesus: how artists paint Christ today In His Presence in a natural frame on a cream ground https://mercyandlight.com/blogs/journal/religious-christmas-decorations-that-keep-christ-in-the-room 2026-10-30T09:48:59-04:00 weekly https://cdn.shopify.com/s/files/1/0798/0849/5787/articles/blog-religious-christmas-decorations-that-keep-christ-in-the-room.jpg?v=1793368139 Religious Christmas decorations that keep Christ in the room CHRIST open to the Nativity, Luke 2, on a walnut coffee table by a green velvet sofa https://mercyandlight.com/blogs/journal/the-good-shepherd-painting 2026-10-27T09:19:55-04:00 weekly https://cdn.shopify.com/s/files/1/0798/0849/5787/articles/blog-the-good-shepherd-painting.jpg?v=1793107195 The Good Shepherd painting: John 10 and how artists have shown it The Good Shepherd by Bernhard Plockhorst, Jesus carrying a lamb with his flock around him https://mercyandlight.com/blogs/journal/christian-gifts-for-friends 2026-11-03T09:22:11-05:00 weekly https://cdn.shopify.com/s/files/1/0798/0849/5787/articles/blog-christian-gifts-for-friends.jpg?v=1793715731 Christian gifts for friends in 2026, by the season they are in Carried by Grace above a hallway bench with a coat and basket https://mercyandlight.com/blogs/journal/famous-paintings-of-jesus 2026-10-15T09:24:40-04:00 weekly https://cdn.shopify.com/s/files/1/0798/0849/5787/articles/blog-famous-paintings-of-jesus_4623200f-bf76-4b94-b439-1ceff4be608a.jpg?v=1792070680 Famous Jesus artwork: ten paintings and what each one shows Jesus at the centre of Leonardo da Vinci's Last Supper, Milan https://mercyandlight.com/blogs/journal/psalm-23-art-the-lord-is-my-shepherd 2026-10-23T10:44:28-04:00 weekly https://cdn.shopify.com/s/files/1/0798/0849/5787/articles/blog-psalm-23-art-the-lord-is-my-shepherd.jpg?v=1792766668 Psalm 23 art: bringing "The Lord is my shepherd" onto your wall Safe in His Care above a child's bed with a stuffed rabbit on the pillow https://mercyandlight.com/blogs/journal/the-baptism-of-christ-in-art 2026-10-14T15:41:03-04:00 weekly https://cdn.shopify.com/s/files/1/0798/0849/5787/articles/blog-the-baptism-of-christ-in-art.jpg?v=1792006863 Baptism of Christ art: from Verrocchio to today John baptizing Jesus in the Jordan, the Baptism of Christ by Verrocchio and Leonardo da Vinci, Uffizi https://mercyandlight.com/blogs/journal/life-of-christ-the-story-of-jesus-in-order 2026-10-18T11:33:17-04:00 weekly https://cdn.shopify.com/s/files/1/0798/0849/5787/articles/blog-life-of-christ-the-story-of-jesus-in-order.jpg?v=1792337597 The life of Christ: the story of Jesus in order Scenes from the life of Christ in one landscape, from Hans Memling's Advent and Triumph of Christ, 1480 https://mercyandlight.com/blogs/journal/what-did-jesus-do 2026-10-18T11:33:20-04:00 weekly https://cdn.shopify.com/s/files/1/0798/0849/5787/articles/blog-what-did-jesus-do.jpg?v=1792337600 What did Jesus do? His life, told plainly from the Gospels Jesus teaching a crowd on a hillside, from Carl Bloch's Sermon on the Mount, 1877 https://mercyandlight.com/blogs/journal/christian-books-for-women 2026-10-30T09:48:47-04:00 weekly https://cdn.shopify.com/s/files/1/0798/0849/5787/articles/blog-christian-books-for-women_d19befc2-3e4a-4f65-8595-401876c7c3fe.jpg?v=1793368127 Christian books for women: gifts for the season she's in The CHRIST book open at the Good Shepherd holding a lamb, on a pink marble table https://mercyandlight.com/blogs/journal/jesus-childhood-what-the-gospels-say 2026-10-30T09:48:55-04:00 weekly https://cdn.shopify.com/s/files/1/0798/0849/5787/articles/blog-jesus-childhood-what-the-gospels-say.jpg?v=1793368135 Jesus growing up: what the Gospels say about his childhood The boy Jesus in Joseph's workshop with Mary, from Millais' Christ in the House of His Parents, about 1850 https://mercyandlight.com/blogs/journal/where-did-jesus-live 2026-11-02T08:59:14-05:00 weekly https://cdn.shopify.com/s/files/1/0798/0849/5787/articles/blog-where-did-jesus-live.jpg?v=1793627954 Where did Jesus live? From Bethlehem to Capernaum Nazareth in 1839, a hill village of white houses above its valley, in a lithograph after David Roberts https://mercyandlight.com/blogs/journal/books-about-jesus 2026-11-01T10:49:29-05:00 weekly https://cdn.shopify.com/s/files/1/0798/0849/5787/articles/blog-books-about-jesus.jpg?v=1793548169 Books about Jesus: what to read, and where to start The CHRIST book open at Jesus walking on the Sea of Galilee, seen at reading height on a wooden table https://mercyandlight.com/blogs/journal/illustrated-life-of-jesus-books-compared 2026-10-27T09:19:49-04:00 weekly https://cdn.shopify.com/s/files/1/0798/0849/5787/articles/blog-illustrated-life-of-jesus-books-compared.jpg?v=1793107189 Christian coffee table books: seven about Jesus, compared The CHRIST book on a dark wood coffee table by a window, seen past a glass in the foreground https://mercyandlight.com/blogs/journal/nativity-scene-paintings-the-christmas-story-in-art 2026-11-01T10:49:35-05:00 weekly https://cdn.shopify.com/s/files/1/0798/0849/5787/articles/blog-nativity-scene-paintings-the-christmas-story-in-art.jpg?v=1793548175 Famous Nativity paintings and the Christmas story they tell Botticelli's Mystic Nativity, Mary kneeling before the infant under a thatched shelter, with the ox and donkey, kings, shepherds and angels https://mercyandlight.com/blogs/journal/christmas-bible-verses-kjv 2026-11-01T10:49:34-05:00 weekly https://cdn.shopify.com/s/files/1/0798/0849/5787/articles/blog-christmas-bible-verses-kjv.jpg?v=1793548174 Christmas Bible verses in the KJV, for cards and the season Hands writing a Christmas card with a fountain pen beside CHRIST, Mercy & Light's art book of the life of Jesus, with envelopes tied in red velvet ribbon and a sprig of fir in winter sunlight https://mercyandlight.com/blogs/journal/advent-wreath-meaning 2026-11-01T10:49:26-05:00 weekly https://cdn.shopify.com/s/files/1/0798/0849/5787/articles/blog-advent-wreath-meaning.jpg?v=1793548166 Advent wreath meaning: the four candles, week by week An Advent wreath of fir and pinecones with three purple candles, one rose candle and a white Christ candle in the centre, two purple candles lit, beside CHRIST, Mercy & Light's art book of the life of Jesus, on a lacquered table in winter sun https://mercyandlight.com/blogs/journal/christ-how-it-is-made 2026-11-02T08:59:10-05:00 weekly https://cdn.shopify.com/s/files/1/0798/0849/5787/articles/blog-christ-how-it-is-made.jpg?v=1793627950 How the CHRIST coffee table book is made, and why it lasts Two copies of the CHRIST book stacked on a marble table, the cloth cover and the sewn page edges in close view https://mercyandlight.com/blogs/journal/advent-readings-the-christmas-story-week-by-week 2026-11-01T10:49:24-05:00 weekly https://cdn.shopify.com/s/files/1/0798/0849/5787/articles/blog-advent-readings-the-christmas-story-week-by-week.jpg?v=1793548164 Advent Bible reading plan: the Christmas story, week by week An open Bible with a handwritten reading card beside an Advent wreath of fir and pinecones, the first purple candle lit, on a lacquered table at dusk https://mercyandlight.com/blogs/journal/what-is-advent 2026-11-01T10:49:37-05:00 weekly https://cdn.shopify.com/s/files/1/0798/0849/5787/articles/blog-what-is-advent_69f04ecd-f5fd-47be-acde-212480fe5b40.jpg?v=1793548177 What is Advent? Meaning, dates and history of the season The Annunciation, the shepherds and their angel, the Nativity and the wise men in one landscape, the left half of Hans Memling's Advent and Triumph of Christ, 1480, Alte Pinakothek, Munich https://mercyandlight.com/blogs/journal/christian-christmas-books-for-adults 2026-11-01T10:49:31-05:00 weekly https://cdn.shopify.com/s/files/1/0798/0849/5787/articles/blog-christian-christmas-books-for-adults_8cfa2cb3-ff47-43b1-b297-dc5c7e1cf8f0.jpg?v=1793548171 Christian Christmas books for adults: what to read this season Two copies of the CHRIST book on a lilac table beside a lit candle in a dark glass https://mercyandlight.com/blogs/journal/christian-gifts-for-women 2026-11-03T09:22:12-05:00 weekly https://cdn.shopify.com/s/files/1/0798/0849/5787/articles/blog-christian-gifts-for-women.jpg?v=1793715732 Best Christian gifts for women in 2026, chosen to be kept CHRIST, Mercy & Light's art book of the life of Jesus, lying open at Jesus walking on the water on a walnut coffee table beside dark dahlias and a lit candle https://mercyandlight.com/blogs/journal/mercy-and-light-vs-alabaster 2026-11-02T08:59:12-05:00 weekly https://cdn.shopify.com/s/files/1/0798/0849/5787/articles/blog-mercy-and-light-vs-alabaster.jpg?v=1793627952 Love Alabaster books? Meet Mercy & Light's art books Two stacks of the CHRIST book on an ochre ledge in hard warm light, beside an amber candle and a green bottle https://mercyandlight.com/blogs/journal/gifts-for-pastors 2026-10-30T09:48:53-04:00 weekly https://cdn.shopify.com/s/files/1/0798/0849/5787/articles/blog-gifts-for-pastors_80aa5897-58cc-489d-bfb7-01b1a22406fe.jpg?v=1793368133 Christmas gifts for pastors in 2026, and what to write The CHRIST book open at the Good Shepherd holding a lamb, John 10:11-15, on a round table beside reading glasses and white ranunculus https://mercyandlight.com/blogs/journal/keeping-christ-in-christmas 2026-10-30T09:48:56-04:00 weekly https://cdn.shopify.com/s/files/1/0798/0849/5787/articles/blog-keeping-christ-in-christmas.jpg?v=1793368136 Keeping Christ in Christmas: traditions for home CHRIST, Mercy & Light's art book of the life of Jesus, on a glass coffee table in a living room with dark dahlias, a brass bowl and a piano behind https://mercyandlight.com/blogs/journal/christian-gifts-for-men 2026-10-29T09:14:12-04:00 weekly https://cdn.shopify.com/s/files/1/0798/0849/5787/articles/blog-christian-gifts-for-men.jpg?v=1793279652 Best Christian gifts for men in 2026, made to last A man in an armchair holding the CHRIST book open at Jesus walking on the stormy sea toward the disciples' boat https://mercyandlight.com/blogs/journal/the-christmas-story-in-the-bible-in-order 2026-11-01T10:49:36-05:00 weekly https://cdn.shopify.com/s/files/1/0798/0849/5787/articles/blog-the-christmas-story-in-the-bible-in-order.jpg?v=1793548176 The Christmas story in the Bible, told in order Duccio's Nativity with the Prophets Isaiah and Ezekiel: Mary resting by the manger under a shelter, angels above, shepherds with their flock at right, and the two prophets holding scrolls on either side https://mercyandlight.com/blogs/journal/gold-frankincense-and-myrrh-meaning 2026-10-31T11:05:28-04:00 weekly https://cdn.shopify.com/s/files/1/0798/0849/5787/articles/blog-gold-frankincense-and-myrrh-meaning.jpg?v=1793459128 Gold, frankincense and myrrh: what the wise men's gifts meant Andrea Mantegna's Adoration of the Magi: Mary holds the Christ Child as the wise men offer a porcelain cup of gold coins, a censer and an agate cup https://mercyandlight.com/blogs/journal/best-coffee-table-books-for-men 2026-11-02T11:05:55-05:00 weekly https://cdn.shopify.com/s/files/1/0798/0849/5787/articles/blog-best-coffee-table-books-for-men.jpg?v=1793635555 Best coffee table books for men worth keeping out The CHRIST book standing beside a second copy open flat at Jesus walking on the stormy Sea of Galilee toward the disciples' boat, Matthew 14