The 60-Second Sabbath

Albuquerque

  • The Party

    Throw a party. Invite all of your various and sundry selves:    the one you enjoy    and the one you ignore,    the one you honor    and the one you fear,    the selfish    along with the selfless,    the… Continue reading

  • Offering

    I ripen:    heavy with juice,    dizzy with flavor,    sweet,    complex,    sticky. Pick me.Bite into me.Feel me drip down your chin. I am that good. Text and image © 2013 by Dirk deVries. All rights reserved. Continue reading

  • Identity

    "We're Christians,"she said,"not Jesusians." And a few more shinglesblew off my roof. Text and image © 2013 by Dirk deVries. All rights reserved. Continue reading

  • Beings of Light

    "I am surrounded by beings of light,"he said, and then,"Can you see them?" I could not,though I did not doubt him;as surely as he was here,they had to be here, too–had to!—to comfort him, certainly,perhaps to lead him along. Then,… Continue reading

  • 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

  • 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

  • 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

  • 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

  • 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