Religion
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Journey’s End
When I finally made it to the kingdom,weary from travel,hungry and eager to bathe,they treated me like royalty. And the next to arrive,also worn, starving and smelly–she, too, was welcomedwith a crown, a scepter and a robe. When bedtime arrived,out… Continue reading
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The Prophets
See that manlying crushed beside the road?He was a prophet,run over by someonetoo terrified to hearhis words of liberation. See that womanstrung up on the fence?She was a prophet;they used her rainbow ribbonsof equality and unityto bind her to the… Continue reading
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And Speaking of Jesus
What mattered to Jesus? Generally, what you did,what you said,what you gave,whom you embraced,not what you believed. Read the gospels;see for youself. Text and image © 2012 by Dirk deVries. All rights reserved. Continue reading
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I Am Dreaming
I am dreaming,but the reality of lifetendrils through it: In an open, echoing sanctuary,a handful of us plan an upcoming service,but my unorthodox beliefsand unconventional practicesaren't the right fitfor the expected worshipers. They ask me to leave. I go without… Continue reading
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The Ticket to Heaven
"What's this?" Jesus asked his disciples.He held up a rectangular slip of paper. "Looks like a light-rail pass,"said Peter. Jesus flipped it over:one the back, in large letters,he'd written the word HEAVEN."What's this?" he asked. "Oh, oh, I know!" said… Continue reading
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You Do the Math
Denver:10,000 homeless people1,100 beds for thema new ordinance forbidding "camping" in city parks you do the math if we don't see them,they don't exist Text and image © 2012 by Dirk deVries. All rights reserved. Continue reading
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Suffering
It may be true,as my father liked to say,that suffering builds character.I'm willing to acknowledgethat suffering can (and has)built something along the linesof patience, empathy and stamina,but I do believe sufferingcan destroy character as well,bringing despair, anger, hurt, confusion,… Continue reading
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Back to the Garden
God sat between them on the log."And why," God asked,"did I want you ignorantof the differencebetween good and evil?" Frogs croaked in the pond. Eve thought hard:"But don't we need to know what is goodso we can do good?" Adam asked,"And… Continue reading
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The Visitation, May 31
Fetal Johnny jumps for joy:Mary carries a baby boy! How do preborns–sans hesitation–understand this Visitation? See the wonder on the women's faces?Ah, the mystery of God's great graces! Text and image © 2012 by Dirk deVries. All rights reserved. Continue reading
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Light
Light suffuses him.It squeezes from his poreslike toothpaste from a million, microscopic tubes.It hurts, like reverse injections.He suffers light. Text and image © 2012 by Dirk deVries. All rights reserved. Continue reading