The 60-Second Sabbath

Growth

  • Two Types of People

    I've come to believethere are two types of people,the divisiveand the unifying. Pay attention to those around you–    what they say,    how they act:do you conclude your interactionswith a greater sense    of common struggle,    of essential… Continue reading

  • Cause for Concern?

    Alone and silent,should I be concernedthat paper and pensatisfy me entirely?  Text and image © 2012 by Dirk deVries. All rights reserved. Continue reading

  • Father’s Day, 2012

    June 16, 2012.It's Father's Day.It is also,here in Denver,Gay Pride Day. There is a juxtaposition herethat's challenging for me to resolve. Dad died in 2001.Had he accompanied me todayas I took photos of a worldcompletely outside of his experience–a mash-up… Continue reading

  • What We’re Missing

    Give me a reasonwhy life in this seasonshould seem so unbearably bland. With num'rous attractionsand endless distractionsthere's something we don't understand. We're missing the essence,don't pause in the presenceof silence, of people, of land. Text and image © 2012 by… Continue reading

  • The Self-Made Man

    Ah,the myth of the self-made man(or woman). No such thing. However you define success(and there are many ways to do so),it's not something you achieve alone. If you believe you've "made it"because of your own dedication and hard work,your are… Continue reading

  • Salvation

    What saves us(maybe in the religious sense,but maybe not)? A lifetime of course corrections,relinquished illusions,providential impressionsmesh and blend,collide and separate,coalesce and fade. Salvation arrivesfeeling more like surrender,submission,acceptance,than confession or understanding. All my sorting, analyzing, categorizing…just wasted time?  Life is what… Continue reading

  • Time to Listen

    Gosh,we talk a lot about Jesus!Maybe it's time we shut upand listened to him? "When you welcome the least of these,you welcome me…" Text and image © 2012 by Dirk deVries. All rights reserved. Continue reading

  • Water of Life

    follow with methis rainbow that leadsto the mountain of dreams worth the schlep at the end of that arcwaits a swimming hole;we bathe therein the holy water of life that for which you thirst…eternally quenched Text and image © 2012… Continue reading

  • You Never Know

    With how many peoplewill we interact today–    co-workers,    clerks,    neighbors,    homeless people–never realizingthat their sagacitycould hold the secretto our soul's satisfaction? Text and image © 2012 by Dirk deVries. All rights reserved. Continue reading

  • Sophia

    Stand not in my waylest be ye bowled over;Sophia's my goal,so best ye take cover. My quest endeth notuntil I discoverthis Mystery calling me–Mistress and Lover. Text and image © 2012 by Dirk deVries. All rights reserved. Continue reading