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Herod
He cursed the visitors from the East,the so-called wise menwith their outlandish robesand queer accentsand preposterous pronouncements. A week passed,and they had not returned. Stargazers, astrologers, bah!Why had he listened?They had betrayed him, yes?Or were they too stupid (too foreign)to… Continue reading
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The Passion Is Enough
She pops up unexpectedly–beneath the darkening canopy of treesin the deep woods,from behind a stack of boxesin a corner of the basement,or like now,in a quiet gallery at the back of the art museum: "Beautiful, yes?" "It is," I answer.… Continue reading
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One Day
To feel okay about myselfI need to feel superior to others: I'm better organized. I eat better. I attend church. I give to charity. My opinion is more considered. I don't waste money. … Continue reading
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Original Sin
Listen up,all you original sinners:we've gotten it backwards. When Augustine first proposedthe doctrine,it wasn't to say,"See how bad you are!" Augustine assertedthe opposite: "You struggle with sin because you inherited the tendancy toward it. It's not your fault!" Text and image… Continue reading
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Visual Parable
Here on the plazain Old Town Albuquerque,many chairs of varying huesgather around a single, sunny table. I get it,thank you. Text and image © 2013 by Dirk deVries. All rights reserved. Continue reading
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Another Take on Justice
Justice,for God,is restorative,not retributive. When his detractorswanted Jesusto condemn,to punish,he insteadforgives,restores,takes it backto before the offense. This is God's justice–not the slow burn in hellbut the time machine returnto original oneness. Text and image © 2013 by Dirk deVries. All… Continue reading
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Airport Encounter
He is an atheist–religiously so.Eager to convert,he tries clubbing and dragging meover the fencefrom my foldinto his. I don't see the fence. Whether recognized or not,we are brother sheepsafely grazing in the same pasture. Text and image © 2013 by… Continue reading
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Your Own Suffering
Unawareof his own suffering,covering itwith a sticky shellacof bravado,he formed a crustthat buffered him from othersas well as himself,a mantleof insulating indifference. Unawareof his own suffering,unable to touch it,to heal it,it festered,until finally,sickened by the infection,he could no longer pretendhe… Continue reading
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Those Who Live
Those who live from egocreate a God of ego,who, like them,counts, measures, judges, moralizes, critiques, condemns. Those who live from spiritknow the God whom Jesus knew, live in and with God, live in and with others, live… Continue reading
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On the Illusion of an Angry God
Jesus tells us,"Love unconditionally." Why would we imagine God does not? Jesus tells us,"Forgive seventy times seven." Why would we imagine God does not? Jesus tells us,"Love your enemies." Why would we imagine God does not? I… Continue reading