Mimir's Well

06/20/2024

We are back baby! Get ready to have a blast at Powderhorn park Saturday 6/29 from 12-4pm for our 4th annual Minneapolis People’s Pride Event ❤ We are going to have a website which links to information about artist vending applications and volunteer options coming very soon. But for now mark your calendars, get your crew together, and ask for the day off of work.

¡Estamos de vuelta! Prepárate para divertirte en el parque Powderhorn Sábado 6/29 de 12-4pm para nuestro 4 º evento anual de Minneapolis People’s Pride ❤ Vamos a tener un sitio web que enlaza con la información sobre las solicitudes artistas y opciones de voluntariado muy pronto. Pero por ahora marcar sus calendarios, consigue a tus amigos, y pedir el día libre del trabajo.

Image description:
A bunch of bricks (some of which say no cops, no corporations) creates a border to a pride flag that says ‘MPLS PEOPLE’S PRIDE!’. Under the flag there black lettering that reads ‘Powderhron Park, Sat 6/29 12-4pm, save the date!’ There are some flowers that wind around the pole of the flag and the border of bricks. The background is a light blue

Descripción de la imagen:
Un montón de ladrillos (algunos de los cuales dicen no a la policía, no a las corporaciones) crean un borde a una bandera del orgullo que dice “MPLS PEOPLE’S PRIDE!”. Debajo de la bandera hay unas letras negras que dicen “Powderhron Park, Sábado 6/29 12-4pm, rEder e la fecha!”. Hay algunas flores que serpentean alrededor del asta de la bandera y del borde de ladrillos. El fondo es azul claro.

06/17/2024

Ghost sculpture in the castle of Vezio, Italy

06/17/2024

Calcagno family burial monument at Staglieno Cemetery in Genoa, Italy. A bronze masterpiece statue lying on the steps, deposing a last flower on the grave; the personification of sorrow. Work of Adolfo Apolloni in 1904.

03/22/2024

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12/29/2023

illustration from “Lucifer” poem by Mario Rapisardi (Italian poet and professor, 1844-1912) ~ 1887 ~ Gino de Bini (Italian artist, 1856-1918)

12/25/2023

On this day, 25 December 336, the first recorded celebration on this date of the birth of Jesus Christ, a Jewish refugee and radical born in what is now Palestine, took place.
The bible makes no mention of Jesus's birth date, but 4th century Christians in Egypt chose to celebrate it on 6 January. The Western church later adopted the date of 25 December – winter solstice in the Julian calendar.
While most Christian institutions today espouse conservative views, Jesus's early followers in the Middle East practised a form of communism. Historian Roman Montero explains that: "what happened was two general kind of practices; one that we can call 'formal communism,' in that it was a regulated and formal system, and another that we can call 'informal communism' in that it was a general moral dictate that governed behavior and attitudes.
"The 'formal communism' was the collection of goods and the distribution to widows, orphans, and those in need. This was done to the extent to where there was an organised daily distribution to widows, and to the extent that they could actually live from the distribution — this was no pocket change, it was a full welfare system.
"The 'informal communism' was the idea found in Acts 4:32 where it says 'no one claimed that what they possessed was their own' (Or 'no one claimed private ownership of any possessions'). This brings us back to the moral principle of 'from each according to his ability to each according to his need,' what the Christians were doing was re-organising their framework of obligations to one another — from things like a market framework, or a patronage framework — to a communist framework. They were creating a community in which people had a primary obligation to share with his fellow; to the point to where property lines became increasingly irrelevant'."
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12/25/2023

Red Letter Christians partnered with artist Kelly Latimore of Kelly Latimore Icons to create this new icon, "Christ in the Rubble," which illustrates the prophetic message that if Jesus was born today, he would be born "under the rubble."

Kelly wants his art to be a ‘holy pondering’ - a process that potentially brings about a new way of seeing.

Our hope is that this icon, "Christ in the Rubble" will create more dialogue among Christians in the United States during this holy season about the ways our beliefs and actions - or lack thereof - contribute to the violence we're currently witnessing in Gaza. How can we shape a culture of Christianity where love truly has no boundaries? How do we create a world where our poor, homeless, refugee, Palestinian Savior - born to a teenage mother and later condemned to death - would be cherished had he been born today.

🚨🚨 Right now, when you give $100 or more on the Red Letter Christians website, you’ll receive a professional print of “Christ in the Rubble” SIGNED by Kelly Latimore. These special prints will be limited to the first 500 gifts made. ‼️All the donations Red Letter Christians collects from the sale of these prints will be donated to trusted Red Letter Christians partners working for peace on the ground in Gaza‼️

EDIT - signed prints are now no longer available thanks to overwhelming support and demand. THANK YOU to everyone who has given. You can still purchase a print on Kelly Latimore Icons website and you can still give on RCL’s website https://redletterchristians.org/gaza. We’ve raised over $100,000 for Gaza in less than a week. THANK YOU THANK YOU THANK YOU 🔥❤️🔥❤️

All people, churches, organizations, etc are warmly welcomed and encouraged to share the digital version of this icon on social media and on their websites, particularly during the Christmas season.

Let’s get some money to Gaza!!

12/15/2023

12/15/2023