Tent of Nations Court Case and Museum of the Palestinian People
As we await Christ’s birth in the church year, there is a family farm and peace community outside of Bethlehem, Palestine called Tent of Nations, much beloved for their daily living into their now world famous motto “we refuse to be enemies.” Some in the Church of the Saviour community have visited Tent of Nations […]
Vehicles of Truth – July 26, 2021
“Stories, no matter how simple, can be vehicles of truth; can be, in fact, icons. It’s no coincidence that Jesus taught almost entirely by telling stories, simple stories dealing with the stuff of life familiar to the Jews of his day. Stories are able to help us to become more whole, to become Named. And […]
Beyond Bounds – Feb. 18, 2021
“Music at its best… is the grand archaeology into and transfiguration of our guttural cry, the great human effort to grasp in time our deepest passions and yearnings as prisoners of time. Profound music leads us–beyond language–to the dark roots of our scream and the celestial heights of our silence.” –Cornel West, The Cornel West […]
Creativity – Feb. 17, 2021
“The essential in artistic creativity is victory over the burden of necessity. In art, man lives outside himself, outside his burdens, the burdens of life. Every creative artistic act is a partial transfiguration of life. In the artistic concept man breaks out through the heaviness of the world. In the creative-artistic attitude towards this world […]
