Category Archives: Art as a Window to the Divine

The Lion Came Down

Every song has a backstory, some more important than others. To me, the lead up to the events chronicled in The Lion Came Down are essential. It was 10 years ago this summer. At the time, I was on the Board of Directors of the church body where Christ called me to himself at theContinue reading “The Lion Came Down”

A Legacy of Thanks

When my son Graham was in college he started his own quiet Thanksgiving tradition, writing a little thank-you note—or rather, a thank-you email—to a teacher or coach or mentor who had made a lasting impact on his life. I didn’t know about this tradition until many years later but the beauty and simplicity of itContinue reading “A Legacy of Thanks”

Oh, the places you’ll go….

Over the past five months or so, I’ve been in something of a transition. First there was an intentional Wadi Cherith season, rooted in the just-rest-and-wait- and-stay-out-of-view example of the prophet Elijah. Then there was the nudge, on Christmas night, to plan a pilrimage to the Isle of Iona, Scotland this Easter. Then there wasContinue reading “Oh, the places you’ll go….”

Word

I, who live by words, am wordless when I try my words in prayer. All language turns To silence. Prayer will take my words and then Reveal their emptiness. The stilled voice learns To hold its peace, to listen with the heart To silence that is joy, is adoration. The self is shattered, all wordsContinue reading “Word”