Spirituality
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Advent 9
"Leave the dead to bury the dead," Jesus says,which means that some of uswalk about devoid of life. "Join the company of the living,the compassionate, the wonder-filled!" Text and image © 2011 by Dirk deVries. All rights reserved. Continue reading
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Winter
"I'm back," Winter says."Did you miss me?"He knows it's so,and so smiles as he asks. This is not only Winter 2011-2012,coming for his first visit.This is the same Winterthat shepherded Mary and Josephto the shelter of the stable;this is the… Continue reading
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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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Advent 7
Believe whatever you wantabout the birth stories of Jesus–let's talk about what they mean. Don't miss the pointby getting hung up on factuality. Text and image © 2011 by Dirk deVries. All rights reserved. Continue reading
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Psychic Knots
I spent this morninguntying psychic knots… not unlike untangling Christmas lights, or undoing the knot I unintentionally yanked into my shoelace, or loosening the matted hair in my cat's calico coat,except this is a mass of my… Continue reading
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Idolatry
The God with whom you walk todayis not the God with whom you walked yesterday,and won't be the God with whom you walk tomorrow. Certainty is idolatry. Text and image © 2011 by Dirk deVries. All rights reserved. Continue reading
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Dress the World in God
When I serve you tuna casserole, or a toasted English muffin, or a chilled martini up with a twist,I don't just serve you,I also serve the Beloved. When I iron a shirt, it's not only your shirt, … Continue reading
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Peculiar Reality
It's a peculiar reality: We do nothing without God.God does nothing without us. Text and image © 2011 by Dirk deVries. All rights reserved. Continue reading
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God Dreams
Shhhh!Quiet.Enter on tiptoe:God sleeps. God dreams of a world of justice where none go hungry, where all have enough, where none are fearful, where all are embraced. God dreams of a world at peace. Text and… Continue reading
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This Gulf between Us
You imagine we are separate, don't you?You think I'm over hereand you're over there;am I right? This gulf between usis an illusion. Text and image © 2011 by Dirk deVries. All rights reserved. Continue reading