The 60-Second Sabbath

Religion

  • The New Question

    For a very long time,the question of spiritual identityhas been,"Who are you?" Now is the time for a new question:"Whose are you?" We are God's.We belong to one another. As Desmund Tutu said,"I am because you are." Text and image… Continue reading

  • Your Opinions

    Why do you insiston judging every circumstanceas good or bad? Circumstances just are. Imagine the freedomof not evaluating,not formulating yet another opinion.* You exhaust me. You exhaust yourself. *unnecessary, unsolicited Text and image © 2012 by Dirk deVries. All rights reserved.… Continue reading

  • The Confrontation

    "Oh, my gawd!"she squealed."It's Jesus!" And it was,standing in the doorway,just as we'd finished another verse of"Jesus, the Very Thought of Thee." "What are you doing?" he asked. "We were just singing about you,"I said."Every week we…well, we praise you." He… Continue reading

  • Beyond Structure

    We remainimprisoned by the structure(of culture, of religion)until we encounterthe One-beyond-Structure. We call this OneGod. Text and image © 2013 by Dirk deVries. All rights reserved. Continue reading

  • Our Unknowing

    We have more in common,you and I,in our shared unknowingthan in our shared knowing. We could stand on the stable foundationof compacted, unanswered questions,but seem inclinedto stand separately, defiantly,each on her or his slender towerof "reliable, proven, God-given" answers,not realizing… Continue reading

  • Something to Be Said

    There is somethingto be saidfor standingon your own two feet. There is moreto be saidfor kneelingon your own two knees. Text and image © 2013 by Dirk deVries. All rights reserved. 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

  • Surrendering

    I refuse to surrenderto a god I fear. I choose to surrender(most willingly)to a God I love. Text and image © 2013 by Dirk deVries. All rights reserved. Continue reading

  • Heaven, It Turns Out…

    How like Godto reverse our expectations: Heaven, it turns out,isn't something toward which we ascend.No, the journey to heavenrequires one to descend,in a steady, downward spiral,through countless convoluted passageways,as darkness deepens,and whatever baggage you've been clutchingscrapes awayas you squeeze through… Continue reading

  • The Truth Beyond

    Jesus did not point to himself.Jesus pointed to the Truth beyond himself.Don't get stuck with making Jesus    the sum and total of your faith.This is not what he wants,not according to the gospels. Don't get stuck,if you are of… Continue reading