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I recently returned from a gathering at Windstone Farm , where we reflected on Lilias Trotter's life and work with Jennifer Trafton....

Good Friday seems a fitting time to revisit Rembrandt’s "The Three Crosses," which I discovered during a course on Rembrandt and Henri...

Recently I’ve come across a few books which have made me feel seen in aspects of my life and longings. I suspect it’s not incidental that...

I am not a morning person and its rare for me to catch a sunrise by choice. But when I do, I'm reminded of the uniquely comforting, even...

On the first Sunday of Advent in 1928, Dietrich Bonhoeffer preached from Revelation 3:20 on Jesus' knock, (echoing Matthew 25:34-40 ):...

Mary Oliver’s timely poem “ The Summer Day ” keeps turning up. First in a Southborough L’Abri lecture by Sarah Chestnut, which I listened...

Since returning from travels, I’ve revisited Alain de Botton’s reflections on homecoming in “The Art of Travel”. He wonders if we might ...

I've just returned from England, where foxgloves were in bloom across the countryside—in fields, at roadsides and in gardens, from south...

Its no longer Maundy Thursday, but I was considering the suggestion of a fellow van Gogh enthusiast, Dena Hill, that 'Cafe Terrace at...

I'm pleased to announce an online art auction benefiting Adam House, a faith-based home for refugees seeking to begin lives in Canada....

For the last few months I've been thinking about Hagar, who shows up in many of Rembrandt’s sketches and etchings. In the artist’s...

I’ve been thinking over words I could offer this Advent, but am finding that pictures might be more telling! These past weeks at church...

It's been quite a while since my last post. In the intervening months I wrapped up my theology degree, at last. I’ve been trying to...

I’ve been walking around my block more times than I can count during these past months. Some of you might be in places that are always...

I’ve been reading Dietrich Bonhoeffer’s prison letters recently. I know I can’t quite claim solidarity with his imprisonment, during the...

with S. Billie Mandle, Dietrich Bonhoeffer and Augustine Confession is a thread that has drawn me along my somewhat rambling journey, to...

Portrait of Titus, Rembrandt (1653) A letter I read months ago, by Henri Nouwen, has become quite unexpectedly relevant: just a little...

Ash Wednesday is not a tradition I grew up with. But this past week I received two small sweeps of ash on my forehead, at the Anglican...

Shoes, 1888, Vincent Van Gogh, (Metropolitan Museum of Art)) I realized last summer, while away at an apologetics conference, that I have...

Dear Vennila, oil on canvas 29.5 x 43.5 inches 2018 After a flurry of final assignments, last week afforded moments of pause, to consider...