Christ
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Safe in God’s Arms
At the end of childhoodI would have told youthat the heart of Christianity–the "Good News," if you will–was that I belonged to Godno matter what. I really wasn't worriedabout Jesus's having died for sin,since it really didn't matter to me–I… Continue reading
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Nuns File In
Nuns file intwo-by-two,palpable peace in black after whiteafter black after white…They reach the altarand bow to the Christ of the cross,then,each turning toward her partner,bow once more–this timeto the Christ within. Text and image © 2011 by Dirk deVries. All rights… Continue reading
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Namaste
"Namaste":this simple Sanskrit greetingboth opened and closed our yoga class.I was told it meant,"The divine in mewelcomes the divine in you,"a sentiment I experienced then and honor now. In the years since,I've discerned there are many ways of understanding "Namaste,"just… Continue reading
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Good Friday
The most horrifying words in scripture–in all of human history–are these: "My God, my God, why have you abandoned me?" At that moment, Jesus felt utter betrayal; he'd trusted in God, and he'd been duped. His faith ended at that… Continue reading
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It’s Christmas!
It happened. Invited or not,God is with us, beside us,before us,beneath us,behind us, within us. Glory!It's Christmas! Text and image © 2010 by Dirk deVries. All rights reserved. Continue reading
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Was Jesus a Grownup?
I asserted (back on October 22), that there are no grownups. Part of maturing is acknowledging and embracing this. To be human means not being a grownup; to some degree, we all remain insecure, self-centered children. And that's okay. It's… Continue reading
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If St. Paul Gets It, Why Don’t We?
St. Paul got it: "There is no longer Jew or Greek, there is no longer slave or free, there is no longer male and female; for all of you are one in Christ Jesus" (Ephesians 3:28). There is no longer… Continue reading