The 60-Second Sabbath

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  • The Woman of the Woods

    She always says thingsI don't want to hear: "Your most signficant questsare always the hardest.Perseverancedemonstratesworthiness.Your destination will tasteall the sweeterfor the hardship." And with that,she pulled the hood of her cloak,back up over her graying hair,and disappeared among the pines.… Continue reading

  • Orthodoxy

    You can get orthodoxyevery week at church. I hope to offer something other,    more,    beyond,    beneath… There exists thatwhich precedes and underpinsthe orthodox;let's find that together.  Text and image © 2013 by Dirk deVries. All rights reserved. Continue reading

  • The Beginning

    He saw her for the final time just after sunrise,when autumn's cool morningbetrayed the heat that would manifest by midday. She'd seemed uncharacteristically distracted–diverted from her typical high focus–as she lifted her broad-rimmed straw hatfrom the peg beside the kitchen… Continue reading

  • Leap-Faithing

    Allow your curiosityto best you–flip switches,mix chemicals,assemble mismatched parts,let the cart lead the horse,give the sleeping bear a poke,chew through the wire. The mess you make,likely won't kill you. Oh, you may retrace steps,redo work,replace something broken,apologize. But you will… Continue reading

  • Only One Chance

    You only have one chance at today–only one opportunity, soon passed, to live this single day,the 16th of February, 2012. What will you do with it?Will it be well spent?Will you have gotten from it what you could?What will you… Continue reading

  • Kiss

    When they turn us out–no supper but water and bread–I shall be nourished by your kiss,sheltered by your touch.  Text and image © 2012 by Dirk deVries. All rights reserved.   Continue reading

  • Job I

    So Job asked(quite reasonably),"What the hell?" And God answered(equally reasonably),"Who the hell are you to ask?" And in the impasseboth realizedthe equal needone of the other.  So go ahead and ask,"What the hell?" And don't be surprisedwhen God responds,"I don't… Continue reading

  • Dinner in Eden

    The fruitnewly, neatly peeled and sliced,fanned across the plate,waits for them. "Why not?" she asks."What possible difference could it make?" Silence. "That's the crux, isn't it?We don't know–We can't know until we know." She inhales:"It smells heavenly–both sharp and sweet–like… Continue reading