Being Responsible
Many years ago, when I was managing a seminary art gallery, someone offered us a collection of artworks inspired by the story about two brothers who had very different ideas about what to do with their lives.* The collection was enormous and the gallery was tiny, so we were only able to show a relatively […]
Bending My Knee – Jan. 26, 2022
I am bending my knee In the eye of the God who created me In the eye of the Son who died for me In the eye of the Spirit who moves me In love and in desire. For the many gifts you have bestowed on me Each day and night each sea and […]
One Sound
I thought it was a good idea to bring the painting of pregnant Mary to Dayspring. It was the beginning of the season of Advent, a time of spiritual gestation, and I had been invited to lead the silent retreat for Dayspring Church. This print hangs in my home. She’s great with child all year round. I’m always […]
Entrusted to Act – Dec. 9, 2021
“Obviously, Martin Luther King was exceptional and he was dispatched by God in a peculiar way, and I think the same thing is true about William Barber now, but that doesn’t let the rest of us off the hook. The same mandate is available to those of us who are less gifted. We are entrusted […]
