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Homeward Longings: Beauty’s Beckoning
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 these authors have experienced enduring health issues, something that has shaped my life these past few years in ways I’m still trying to understand. “This Homeward Ache” by Amy Baik Lee is on living with a view to the restoration God is bringing about, a future that doesn’t diminish the beauty of here and now, but is manifest in it. She we
smegburke
Mar 20, 2025


Belonging in our Stories
So where’s the belonging, you may ask? I’ve written more about beauty here, possibly because this has seemed safer, less exposed and vulnerable. I recognize my inclination to hide behind other peoples’ thoughts, art, stories. Maybe I’m about to do this again. Photo by Ioann-Mark Kuznietsov on Unsplash Lately I’ve been encouraged by Elizabeth Oldfield, her discussions on attending well and charitably navigating difference - rather needed in the current political climate on b
smegburke
Jan 30, 2025


Dawnings
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...
smegburke
Jan 1, 2025


Jesus’ Knock: Advent with Rembrandt and Bonhoeffer
On the first Sunday of Advent in 1928, Dietrich Bonhoeffer preached from Revelation 3:20 on Jesus' knock, (echoing Matthew 25:34-40 ):...
smegburke
Dec 11, 2024
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