A painting of Jesus greeting grateful lost sailors was too big to move, so a vice admiral brought in the curtains. (JTA) — The painting in a key room in the U.S. Merchant Marine Academy was as ...

The large painting of Jesus walking on water in Wiley Hall at the U.S. Merchant Marine Academy was placed behind a curtain following a complaint from the Military Religious Freedom Foundation.

Painted in 1944 by U.S. Maritime Service Lt. Hunter Wood, “Christ on the Water” depicts Jesus walking on water and merchant seamen floating adrift in a lifeboat after their ship is torpedoed.

As a young man, he spent time in Italy — almost an obligatory destination for aspiring European artists — and in 1900 visited the Holy Land to acquaint himself with the land and appearances of ...

Pastor Jerry Sander of Calvary Chapel Boca Raton reflects on the story of Jesus walking on water in the Gospel of Matthew — and how fear can draw a person closer to God.