The 60-Second Sabbath

teaching

  • Sermon in the Park, Part 1

    "That whole eye-for-an-eye,    tooth-for-a-tooth thing?That's crap–    always has been.It never was a part of the plan." He speaks,    as he loves to do,to friends and supporters    gathered at the parkon a warm summer evening    close… Continue reading

  • John 16:12-13a, Part 1

    "Oh, yes, there's more,"Jesus said to his followers,"lots more–but there's only so muchthat you can absorbin any one parable,in any one lifetime of listening…" "But how, then, do we continue learning?" "The important thing now,"he replied,"is less the learningand more… Continue reading

  • Advent 11

    “Open your ears,” Jesus says,which means some of uschoose deafness. “Join the company of listeners;hear the sigh of your spouse,your neighbor,your heart.” Text and image © 2011 by Dirk deVries. All rights reserved.    Continue reading

  • Faith, Perhaps?

    Open up your New Testament to the gospels. Read the stories and teachings of Jesus. Most don't allow for easy resolutions; instead, Jesus invites us to struggle, to live in tension, to be comfortable not knowing what the "right" answer is.… Continue reading