Santa Fe
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Because Things Do
Things fall apart then reassemble.Life unravels then weaves back together.The water overwhelms then recedes. This is always the pattern; we've lived it 1,000 times, survived it 1,000 times. Yet always between the disaster … Continue reading
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Invitation 2
TodayI invite youto welcome the Encounterand not hide from it. Text and image © 2014 by Dirk deVries. All rights reserved. Continue reading
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Feeding the 5,000
You are given a giftby a family member,a friend,perhaps God. And the gift multiplies;through ityour life expands,the lives of those you love,perhaps the life of the world. When all is said and doneand you gather up the leftovers,the remnants of… Continue reading
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Grace Waits
They are the golden children,the ones for whom doors open,the ones who face few obstacles.And obstacles–when they do appear–can be stepped over or pushed aside,and turn out to be mere annoyancesthat barely impede their progress. And then, one day,the earth… Continue reading
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Dervish
Dervish for a day,I'm pulled into the circle–swirling spiritual protons and neutronsorbiting the Beloved,shuffling, kicking and hopping our wayto transformation of atomic proportions. Text and image © 2011 by Dirk deVries. All rights reserved. Continue reading
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Who Needs What?
My salesman uncle used to bragthat he could sell ice to Eskimos,sand to Arabsand water to fish. Then he became a ministerselling God to congregants. Text and image © 2011 by Dirk deVries. All rights reserved. Continue reading