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The Cloak of Cultural Convention
Christians have alwayswrapped themselvesin the cloak of cultural convention: When the culture wore the coat of slavery,the church wore the coat of slavery. When the culture wore the coat of segregation,the church wore the coat of segregation. When the culture… Continue reading
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We Return from the Mountain
We return from the mountain,faces glowingdesperate to describeour encounter with Mystery,but the words for which we reach elude us,don't yet exist–not in English,not in any human tongue. We try:"It's painful but welcome purging," we say."It's corrosive but compassionate reframing…" See? Even these words,like… Continue reading
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Obliquity 3
Upon my gravestonesomeone writ:"He got lots done,but that was it." Text, image and audio © 2011 by Dirk deVries. All rights reserved. To listen to this poem Download Obliquity 3 Continue reading
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If I Am to Serve
If I am to serve,then whom?when?where? Asking the questionsdelays the answers. Text and image © 2011 by Dirk deVries. All rights reserved. Continue reading
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You Have a Purpose
Todayyou have a purpose,a calling.Someone you will meet todaygropes toward hope,stumbles, fumbles toward the light,light radiating solely from you,solely from you. Thus you are sacred. Text and image © 2011 by Dirk deVries. All rights reserved. Continue reading
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A Billion People
A billion peoplelive on less than a dollar a day,and we're arguing aboutgay marriage. My God, my God,why have we forsaken you? Text and image © 2011 by Dirk deVries. All rights reserved. Continue reading
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God Will Not Ask Me
God will not ask me, “Why were you not Jesus?” Continue reading
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Come, Follow Me
"Come, follow me." In Jesus' world, rabbis used this phrase to recruit their star pupils for advanced studies. If directed to you, it meant you were the elite–you'd made the grade, passed the test, proved yourself worthy. Jesus (yet again!)… Continue reading
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I Stand Mute
I stand mutein the shadow of my own meekness.Who am I?And who knows that I am? This is not humility;I have abandoned my holy orders,forgotten my ordination:to be–absolutely–me. (with thanks to Debbie Rodahaffer) Text and image © 2011 by Dirk… Continue reading