The 60-Second Sabbath

Photography

  • 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

  • Photography 5

    I obsessover one, sole, photographic subject;of this alone I take pictures. I just don't know what to call it:     grace?    stillness?    Abba (Amma)? The same, exact photo,time after time,every time,every, single time,like now… Text and image… Continue reading

  • Photography 3

    Today,let a good photobe your textfor prayer. Text and image © 2014 by Dirk deVries. All rights reserved. Continue reading

  • Photography 2

    I[click]take pictures[click]to meet[click]God. Text and image © 2014 by Dirk deVries. All rights reserved. Continue reading

  • Photography 1

    My camerastrips the veilfrom the ordinary. Text and image © 2014 by Dirk deVries. All rights reserved. Continue reading

  • Easter Prayer

    Great Mystery, let me dieto who I thought I was,and be borninto what you long for. Amen. Text and image © 2014 by Dirk deVries. All rights reserved. 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

  • Invitation 3

    TodayI invite youto meet Wisdomin silenceand discoverhow extraordinary she is. Text and image © 2014 by Dirk deVries. All rights reserved. Continue reading