The 60-Second Sabbath

Chicago

  • 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

  • Grief

    Tears flow.Run themuntil they run clear. Tearskeep moistthe wounds,speed healing,prevent scarring. Sadness hurts,sometimes feelsit might kill. But sadness heals.One must trust this is so.Allow it. Sadness is baptism,ritual cleansing and promise–enter these watersboldly. One dayyou exit the fontwith memory intactbut… Continue reading

  • Identity

    I love the stuff of which I'm made:the brightening sky, the darkening shade,a heart that glows with generous heat,a soul that treads to death's dark beat,a varied mix of eclectic stuff,of heaven and hell, the smooth, the rough.I'm forth and… Continue reading

  • Greasing the Skids

    "Grease the skids,"said his father. He had no ideawhat skids were,or where or how to grease them,or what relevance either grease or skids hadto his current problem. His father was proneto sudden, short and seemingly certain solutionsto any problem,all of… Continue reading

  • Everyone

    Everyone is interesting. Everyone has a story to tell. Everyone's history is everyone's history. Text and image © 2012 by Dirk deVries. All rights reserved. Continue reading

  • The Legacy

    "My dear, young man,"she began,gazing earnestly over her half-glasses,her heart aching for him,"the birthright is yours,yours to claim,yours to own.Even now the circle crumbles;once dissolved,all support ends." He sat in confusion:birthright? circle? support?Turning and turning his ball cap in his… Continue reading

  • If I Ruled the Country

    If I ruled the country,every political candidatewould be givenone four-page brochurein which to outlinehis/her platform and agenda.That's all. In this brochure,they would not be allowedto mention other candidates,but only to tell us,"This is what I stand for,what I hope to… Continue reading

  • To Be American

    The United Stateswas the first country in historyto embrace the beliefthat many cultures and faithscould come togetherto form a single nation.  Let's not lose sightof this amazing,gracedvision. This is what it meansto be American. This is what it meansto be… Continue reading

  • A Mosque in Tennessee

    I was talking with Jesus this morning,and he seemed a bit out of sorts–a touch cranky, even. "What's going on?"I asked. "Oh, it's those Baptists in Tennessee,the ones across from the new mosque.They are totally not getting it,not listening to… Continue reading

  • Changing the World

    Will my photographschange the world? Yes,if just one imagemoves a single heartcloser to beauty,thoughtfulnessor wonder. Text and image © 2012 by Dirk deVries. All rights reserved. Continue reading