Peace
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Photography 10
I finally understand. I photographstillness. And when I do,I receivestillness. Text and image © 2014 by Dirk deVries. All rights reserved. Continue reading
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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
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Photography 3
Today,let a good photobe your textfor prayer. Text and image © 2014 by Dirk deVries. All rights reserved. Continue reading
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Invitation 3
TodayI invite youto meet Wisdomin silenceand discoverhow extraordinary she is. Text and image © 2014 by Dirk deVries. All rights reserved. Continue reading
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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
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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
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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
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Thursday Prayer
Good morning, Creator: Take pity on me, I pray,that today the disorienting winds of rearrangement won't leave me again upside-down in the bushes,but instead may speed me further toward tomorrows cupping contentment. Amen. Text and image © 2014 by Dirk deVries. All… Continue reading
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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
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Obscuring God with Certainty
The less I knew,the more I thought I knew. As a pastorat age 30,I had a head full of answers,a library full of answers,so many unnecessary answers. Insider tip:Never trust a pastorwith answers;the truly wisehave very few. The wise onesno… Continue reading