The 60-Second Sabbath

Gratitude

  • The Color of God, 1

    What color is God? God is warm, earth tones    yellows, oranges, brownsthe color of nurture    birds nests and polished oak dining tablessun-tanned hands that reach, hold, lift    an open doorway on a snowy nightgolden light spilling onto… Continue reading

  • Hosea 13:5-8

    I stray.God roars, pounces.Something precious is threatened.That something is me. Observe the passionate, primal responseof the mother bearwhen her cub is in danger. Not anger at behaviorbut grief over separation. Growling, fierce and fighting mad,God rears, claws bared,not to punish,but… Continue reading

  • Time for a Break

    I'm choosing to take a break from The 60-Second Sabbath. I will return, but for the next month at least, with three weeks of travel and some major work deadlines, I'm going to give myself some extra space and allow… Continue reading

  • Invitation 4

    Hi, all. My blogging service, Typepad, was under attack and rendered inoperable since last Thursday. Today, Tuesday, it's up and running again. What follows is what I had intended to post Friday through Sunday (Good Friday through Easter), pulled together… Continue reading

  • Feeding the 5,000

    You are given a giftby a family member,a friend,perhaps God. And the gift multiplies;through ityour life expands,the lives of those you love,perhaps the life of the world. When all is said and doneand you gather up the leftovers,the remnants of… Continue reading

  • Simply by the Asking

    Poet David Whyteencourages us to askthe beautiful questions,which,simply by the asking,raise our eyes to the horizon and beyond,open space within our hearts,increase our generosityand transform us.     What do you regret?    Where do you hurt?    Who inspires… Continue reading

  • Digital Silence

    And lo,at noon,digital silencefell across the land–     no phones,    no pods,    no pads,     no tweets,    no posts,    no notifications,    no e-mails,    not a single text– only silence. And in the… Continue reading

  • On Hope

    Anchor hope in remembering. If God's faithfulness held then,why not today?why not right now? Text and image © 2014 by Dirk deVries. All rights reserved. Continue reading

  • So Like God

    So like God    to consume my pending harvest        like locusts,    to burn through my meticulous blueprints        like wildfire,    to cleanse me of soot    and soothe my seared soul        like rainfall,    and to… Continue reading

  • Dreaming

    At night they come to me–my sister or my father,my mother or her mother–mutually recognizingthat they have diedand that we have,for whatever reason,been given a few more minutes together. Sometimes,I ask questions,because I need to know,to understandmyself. Sometimesit is enough… Continue reading