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Matthew’s version of the transfiguration (Matthew 17:1-13) like the other gospels has Peter exhibiting his usual purpose-driven self, trying to suggest a programme of tent building when confronted with the glory of God. In Matthew’s version God interrupts Peter’s little project proposal (and PowerPoint presentation?), “While he was still speaking”, prompting a more appropriate response [...]

Perhaps this week’s text would go something like this:
Jesus walked into the office and saw two brothers called Peter and his brother Andrew. They were frantically coding their latest WordPress theme for they were web designers. “Come follow me,” Jesus said “and I will make you fishers of men”. At once they left their keyboards [...]

Thanks to Haltadefinizione you can now view Leonardo da Vinci’s The Last Supper better than you could if you went to see it yourself at Milan’s Church of Santa Maria delle Grazie. Scanned at 16 million pixels and using 1277 shots, it is really quite impressive.

What do you do when you are confronted with the weight of the total otherness of God (His glory)? Build a tent of course! Well that is what Peter suggested they do. It is a response to the divine that we often emulate because doing stuff seems to come more naturally than simply being. This [...]