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Photography 1
My camerastrips the veilfrom the ordinary. Text and image © 2014 by Dirk deVries. All rights reserved. Continue reading
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To Be American
The United Stateswas the first country in historyto embrace the beliefthat many cultures and faithscould come togetherto form a single nation. Let's not lose sightof this amazing,gracedvision. This is what it meansto be American. This is what it meansto be… Continue reading
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Spirituality and Religion
Maybe you're one of the manywho claim to be spiritual,but not religious. I get that:you believe in something or someonebeyond yourself,but you don't see the needfor definitions and creeds,and you certainly can't stand the hypocrisy, exclusion and crueltyfoisted on the… Continue reading
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The Flu
Let's say you have the fluand a fever of 104: While you sleep, fitfully,twisting and sweating,an angel appearsand unravels visionspatched together from your pastand borrowed from your future. Who's to say whether your illnessprovides a doorway to truthful, hidden depthsor… Continue reading
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Advent 14
Like Scrooge's trinity of ghosts,the Beloved takes my handand flies me skywardamong dark Winter's stars,beyond my sapped vision,beyond this succession of pea-sized moments,beyond my desk of dust and yellowing paper, endless analysis and digitized disorder…and for one brief momentreveals… Continue reading
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Advent 10
"Open your eyes," Jesus says,which means that some of uschoose blindness. "Join the company of the open hearts,the unafraid, the welcoming!" Text and image © 2011 by Dirk deVries. All rights reserved. Continue reading
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Peculiar Blindness
When God repairs our visionwe're stuck with peculiar blindness:all those things with which we try to define ourselves–even faith–become invisible;we only see what matters. What is left? Text and image © 2011 by Dirk deVries. All rights reserved. Continue reading
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The Other Side of the Door
the door crackslight steams throughi catch a glimpse ofinfinitydivinityglorious, hopeful possibilitya world healeda life alivehearts joinedelectrifying, cleansing, liberating connectionsourcecosmic other and sameall-filling, breath-nabbing, wonder-slamming total how to hold this?the wind tries to blow the door shutno!my goal is the far… Continue reading