The Leonardo da Vinci painting the “Virgin of the Rocks” was hiding another image beneath its surface: a winged baby Jesus, a new X-ray examination has revealed. This isn’t the first signal that the “Virgin of the Rocks” hid older sketches that…
How Would Jesus Vote?
For most of the last 40 years, the notion that one’s Christian beliefs should guide one’s voting has largely been promoted by conservative Republicans. Two Republican presidential candidates from that period — Pat Robertson and Mike Huckabee — are former…
Sergio Ramos ‘has Da Vinci’s Last Supper painting with himself depicted as Jesus’
Sergio Ramos has a painting of himself depicted as Jesus Christ in a copy of Leonardo Da Vinci’s world-famous The Last Supper artwork. That’s according to Spanish newspaper El Confidencial, who even claim that Ramos’ Real Madrid team-mate Marcelo and his girlfriend…
Report: Leonardo Da Vinci’s Painting of Jesus Christ Goes Missing
A painting of Jesus Christ that has been attributed to Leonardo Da Vinci, called the “Salvator Mundi,” was bought by an anonymous buyer for $450 million. It was later reported that Prince Bader bin Abdullah bin Mohammed bin Farhan al-Saud…
Yoruba deity Oluorogbo like Jesus Christ – Ooni of Ife
The Ooni of Ife, Oba Adeyeye Ogunwusi, Ojaja 11, today likened the Yoruba deity Oluorogbo with Jesus Christ, drawing similarities between them. The Ooni spoke Saturday to newsmen at the resuscitated Edi Annual Festival in Ile-Ife, meant to celebrate Oluorogbo,…
7 Principles to Lead as Jesus Led
I’m writing, teaching, and thinking a lot more about leadership lately. In the last week, I’ve received three calls from people involving job changes due to poor leadership. Some are too ‘spiritual’ to talk about leadership principles, focusing instead on…
When Jesus Doesn’t Calm the Storm
As a missionary kid growing up in Guatemala, I survived the destructive effects of a massive earthquake and a major military coup. As an adult now living in Houston, I have survived the destructive effects of a hurricane. But I…