Real Change for 2023
Donald Cantrell
2 Corinthians 5:17
2Co 5:17 KJV - Therefore if any man [be] in Christ, [he is] a new creature: old things are passed away; behold, all things are become new.
New Year's Sermon
I - Salvation Is an Intentional Choice (17a)
II - Salvation Is aa Internal Cleansing (17b)
III - Salvation Is an Integral Change (17c)
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Poor Restoration
An elderly parishioner has stunned Spanish cultural officials with an alarming and unauthorized attempt to restore a prized Jesus Christ fresco.
Ecce Homo (Behold the Man) by Elias Garcia Martinez has held pride of place in the Sanctuary of Mercy Church near Zaragoza for more than 100 years. The woman took her brush to it after years of deterioration due to moisture. Cultural officials said she had the best intentions and hoped it could be properly restored.
Cecilia Gimenez, who is in her 80s, was reportedly upset at the way the fresco had deteriorated and took it on herself to ''restore'' the image. She claimed to have had the permission of the priest to carry out the job. ''(The) priest knew it! He did! How could you do something like that without permission? He knew it!''
BBC Europe correspondent Christian Fraser says the delicate brush strokes of Elias Garcia Martinez have been buried under a haphazard splattering of paint.
The once-dignified portrait now resembles a crayon sketch of a very hairy monkey in an ill-fitting tunic, he says. The woman appears to have realized she was out of her depth and contacted Juan Maria Ojeda, the city councilor in charge of cultural affairs. Teresa Garcia, granddaughter of Elias Garcia Martinez, said the woman had painted the tunic before, but the fresco got disfigured when she painted Christ's head.
Art historians are expected to meet at the church soon to discuss how to proceed. Mr. Ojeda said: ''I think she had good intentions. Next week she will meet with a ...
Donald Cantrell
2 Corinthians 5:17
2Co 5:17 KJV - Therefore if any man [be] in Christ, [he is] a new creature: old things are passed away; behold, all things are become new.
New Year's Sermon
I - Salvation Is an Intentional Choice (17a)
II - Salvation Is aa Internal Cleansing (17b)
III - Salvation Is an Integral Change (17c)
This sermon contains a fully alliterated outline, with sub-points.
Poor Restoration
An elderly parishioner has stunned Spanish cultural officials with an alarming and unauthorized attempt to restore a prized Jesus Christ fresco.
Ecce Homo (Behold the Man) by Elias Garcia Martinez has held pride of place in the Sanctuary of Mercy Church near Zaragoza for more than 100 years. The woman took her brush to it after years of deterioration due to moisture. Cultural officials said she had the best intentions and hoped it could be properly restored.
Cecilia Gimenez, who is in her 80s, was reportedly upset at the way the fresco had deteriorated and took it on herself to ''restore'' the image. She claimed to have had the permission of the priest to carry out the job. ''(The) priest knew it! He did! How could you do something like that without permission? He knew it!''
BBC Europe correspondent Christian Fraser says the delicate brush strokes of Elias Garcia Martinez have been buried under a haphazard splattering of paint.
The once-dignified portrait now resembles a crayon sketch of a very hairy monkey in an ill-fitting tunic, he says. The woman appears to have realized she was out of her depth and contacted Juan Maria Ojeda, the city councilor in charge of cultural affairs. Teresa Garcia, granddaughter of Elias Garcia Martinez, said the woman had painted the tunic before, but the fresco got disfigured when she painted Christ's head.
Art historians are expected to meet at the church soon to discuss how to proceed. Mr. Ojeda said: ''I think she had good intentions. Next week she will meet with a ...
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