{"id":232,"date":"2008-08-24T22:11:00","date_gmt":"2008-08-24T22:11:00","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/blog.beliefnet.com\/bibleandculture\/2008\/08\/smiths-museum-of-stained-glass.html"},"modified":"2008-08-24T22:11:00","modified_gmt":"2008-08-24T22:11:00","slug":"smiths-museum-of-stained-glass","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.beliefnet.com\/columnists\/bibleandculture\/2008\/08\/smiths-museum-of-stained-glass.html","title":{"rendered":"Smith’s Museum of Stained Glass"},"content":{"rendered":"

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One of the best kept secrets in all of Chicago is the Smith Museum of Stained Glass on Navy Pier, which we visited a week ago. Its free, its spectacular, and here is just a sample. You will notice that many of these windows, which have been collected out of old churches and homes mostly are made by the famous Tiffany Glass manufacturers which began in the Victorian era. There is something especially moving about the combination of beauty and truth and craftsmanship, for example in the Tiffany window above of King Solomon, or the dark skinned Jesus. Enjoy, and see if you can figure out which of the windows depicts a famous Tar Heel who landed in Chicago for a while. BW3<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

One of the best kept secrets in all of Chicago is the Smith Museum of Stained Glass on Navy Pier, which we visited a week ago. Its free, its spectacular, and here is just a sample. 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