It has been rather a tough week for me that maybe at some point I will share with my readers. In spite of this, or maybe because of it, I am wanting to make sure I post something. I need to send a little light out into the universe and hope that it will touch…
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Getting Away
We all need to get away To find a bit of breathing room New perspectives Time to reconnect with family A break from the day to day Only this year I am struggling with a tailbone injury/issue that isn’t allowing me to sit in the car for longer than a short trip across town. So…
A Sacrifice of Love
All this month I focused on just one painting of Rogier van der Weyden called “The Seven Sacraments Altarpiece.” I wanted to demonstrate how one painting could provide multiple perspectives and be worthy of extended meditation. I asked several friends of mine to comment on this painting using the following as their guide: Community—Seasons—Sacrament— Sacrifice…
Looking to Christ as Our Healer
All this month, I am focusing on this painting by Rogier van der Weyden called “The Seven Sacraments Altarpiece.” I have asked several friends of mine, who just happen to be women pastors, to comment on this painting using the following as their guide: Community—Seasons—Sacrament— Sacrifice — Cross— Christ I asked them: “Like the…
Living Beneath the Cross
All this month, I am focusing on this painting by Rogier van der Weyden called “The Seven Sacraments Altarpiece.” I have asked several friends of mine, who just happen to be women pastors, to comment on this painting using the following as their guide: Community—Seasons—Sacrament— Sacrifice — Cross— Christ I asked them: “Like the…
Armchair Pilgrim
As we enter into this month of harvest, I must admit that the idea of pilgrimage has recently held a certain fascination for me. Not sure why…but maybe it is the idea of journey… to a far away land… to discover untold mysteries and to enlighten my spiritual mind. While I do enjoy travel, I…
Uncle Tom’s Cabin
Originally posted on God Thru the Arts:
Sitting home today in the middle of snow storm, I have decided it is a wonderful day for a discussion of flowers:) Several years ago while on a car trip in New England, my husband and I stopped over in Hartford Conn, to visit the home of Mark Twain. It is…
Heroes of Compassion
Originally posted on God Thru the Arts:
How can we make the story of the “Good Samaritan” come to life? What could gazing at this painting, by Van Gogh, potentially reveal that is new and undiscovered. Possibly nothing, and yet I do enjoy gazing at the scene and thinking about why he might have chosen this story…
The Power of a Recovery Story
What is Truth? This is the question I am pondering today as I write and then I look up and I read this wonderful post from Holly Solomon Barrett which is #2 on the Summer Blog Tour: The power of a recovery story lies in the truth. The truth that God’s word always trumps the…
