Art as a Window to the Divine – Page 5

A Season of Prayer

Thirsty

One of my oldest friends recently shared this short film she helped make a few years back. There could be any number of existential takes on its meaning. It would make a great Public Service Announcement in our drought-stricken state, to be sure. But to me it speaks of a deeper thirst, a bleaker dryness.Continue reading “Thirsty”

A Poet’s Glance at Random Acts of Kindness

GIFT For a hundred miles the fields have worn beards of ugly stubble and night is falling and you can’t find a lover, not on AM or FM, and the hand at the toll booth wears a glove so as not to touch you. You pay for yourself, then for the car behind you, soContinue reading “A Poet’s Glance at Random Acts of Kindness”

A Child of God in the City of Angels

I Need Thee

This 21st-century video version of a hymn from 1872 is, for me, what all great sacred music should be: timeless. It was first sent my way by a vicar named Bart Loos, a young man who shares the love of God in remarkably winsome ways every day. It came back to me this weekend atContinue reading “I Need Thee”