Did you know 2016 was pre-named 'The Year of Mercy'? I'm not sure who bestowed this title or what it inspired or even how we indeed review it. But a cursory glance at the news - local, nation or international you could easily conclude that nothing much has changed. The world is still tired and frayed at the edges. Good news still travels much slower than a sensational news headline. And peace for so much of the earth is still...
Read MoreRead More Here marks a creative break, a spiritual tangent if you will. I have been wanting to explore the art of meditative drawing. I realize this is really nothing new, for drawing has long been associated with spiritual thought and practice. However, I really believe there is something in this for contemporary life which is so fast and yet so image laden. So I'm taking a month to walk this tangent slowly to see where it leads. Below is...
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Over the past five weeks I have been writing somewhat of an extended book review of Henri Nouwen's 'The Return of the Prodigal Son - A Story of Homecoming'. Through it I have explored the story Jesus told in Luke 15 and Rembrandt van Rijn's depiction of the story's human landscape. At the risk of spoiling Nouwen's conclusion, or worse, not being able to do it justice, I offer my own reflection on what I've...
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