The 60-Second Sabbath

Kingdom of God

  • Seeing Good

    Today,right now,make the decisionto see the good around you:    beauty,    kindness,    color,    play,    love,    diversity,    possibilities. Observe the goodfor just 15 minutesand you will be    calmer,    more focused,    more creative, … Continue reading

  • Parable

    "And lo,"he said,"the kingdom of Godis like unto a bride, who,in the whisper of an evening breeze,suffused with the saffron of a setting sun,lets drop her robe and stands naked before her beloved,and in that moment    claims herself,and in that… Continue reading

  • The Choice Is Yours

    Catherine of Siena tells us, "It's heaven,all the way to heaven.It's hell,all the way to hell." Which road have you chosen? Jesus tells us, "The kingdom is here and now,within you,available to thosewith open eyes and hearts." Where do you… Continue reading

  • Kingdom of Heaven

    We need not run from the future,    need not abandon ourselves    to the doomsayers and apocalyptic prophets,    those who read scripture    as an end-time move script    filled with CGI firestorms and floods,    with the righteous floating… Continue reading

  • Peace Process

    Instead of firing bullets of lead,instead of removing my well-fixed head,instead of grinding my bones for bread,let's sit together and talk instead. Text and image © 2011 by Dirk deVries. All rights reserved.   Continue reading

  • The Lord’s Prayer, Stanza 5

    Let forgiveness flow,sweet and sticky like honey,oozing over us,spilling onto otherssmeared and gooey,forever gunking upthe machinery of resentment. Text and image © 2011 by Dirk deVries. All rights reserved.   Continue reading

  • 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

  • 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