The 60-Second Sabbath

certainty

  • My Job

    There are times I think,"No one else in the worldholds the knowledge and experienceto do my job." And there are times I think,"The job I docould sink into oblivion this afternoonwith nary a ripple in the pond." So what do… Continue reading

  • The Shredder

    I cannot standthe tap…tap…tappingof neat stacks of papers–piles of tidy creeds and catechisms. Fire up the shredder… Text and image © 2012 by Dirk deVries. All rights reserved.   Continue reading

  • Idolatry

    The God with whom you walk todayis not the God with whom you walked yesterday,and won't be the God with whom you walk tomorrow. Certainty is idolatry. Text and image © 2011 by Dirk deVries. All rights reserved.  Continue reading

  • The Bigger the Doubter

    The bigger the doubter,the harder (and farther)the fall into faith. Text and image © 2011 by Dirk deVries. All rights reserved.  Continue reading

  • Poor Moses and Miriam

    Poor Moses and Miriam–their entirely original vision of freedom,justice,equality,mystery,dancing,groaning,the dis-ease that leads us into the wilderness that is God, co-opted by the order,oppression,consumption,satiation,and certainty of Solomon. It is the death of faith. Is this our destiny as well? Text and image… Continue reading

  • Write Your Own Blog! (Part 1)

    I'm staying for a few days with the Sisters of Loretto at their Spirituality Center southwest of Denver. In my absence, feel free to complete today's blog yourself. You might respond to this quote from Sister Miriam Therese Winter (author… Continue reading

  • It’s Only My Opinion

    We'd all be much healthier if every one of us-from family members to political and religious leaders-would preface everything we say with: "This is what I believe, but as surely as I assert this, I acknowledge that I'm a limited,… Continue reading