Category: Art
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Oh, Holy Knight?
Oh, Holy Knight? 1:30 AM, Saturday, December 22nd, 2007 Part I: The Meeting I ride up to the inn, both nervous and excited. I have little experience of inns, but clearly it was built for more travelers that it now contains. As I enter the courtyard, I spy a young…
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Samuel Jacobson, Seeker of Knowledge – Part 2
I am the one who has come down from heaven to reveal the things of heaven, but I am also the one who must be lifted up to return to heaven, that all may see me and know the way to eternal life.’I lay there a long time, weeping –…
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Samuel Jacobson, Scribe of Nicodemus – Part 1
Not that this lying rabble rouser deserved any better, but it was brutally unfair that gentle Nicodemus had to carry out the dark deed.When he left that night for the encounter, he looked like a man carrying his own cross to a Roman execution.
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O Love That Will Not Let Me Go
Which made me think of this hymn…O LOVE THAT WILT NOT LET ME GOGeorge MathesonO Love that wilt not let me go,I rest my weary soul in thee;I give thee back the life I owe,That in thine ocean depths its flowMay richer, fuller be.O light that followest all my way,I…
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The Kingdom of Love, Take 1
We had the immense privilege of hearing from Bob Mumford, who actually founded our church many years ago. He is a deeply insightful speaker — and has been to hell and back since then — so it was a deep privilege to have him share directly from his heart.In trying…
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Stoned, Part II: Un-Stoned
Continued from “Three Stones“… [I open my eyes. I am lying with my head on Jesus lap. I am a child, perhaps a tween. We are in a garden — beneath the cross. It is early morning, but already hot. A light mist blows from somewhere, cooling us. It is…
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Stoned, Part I: Three Stones
5:30 AM, Sunday, March 11th, 2007 I am walking down a street of some kind, carrying three stones I, um, excreted earlier. Semi-round, they are roughly the size of a quarter, nickel, and dime, respectively. Clean now, I juggle them in my hand, relieved to have them out, but not…
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Trappist by Ernest N. Prabhakar
The following poem was inspired by Kenneth, but it isn’t about him. It is about me.
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FLOD: The Fountain of Love’s Overflowing Dominion
The following was partly inspired by a dream I had, sort of a cross between Cars and the Amazing Race, where I pulled into a gas station whose pump handle was like a can opener (the old kind that punched holes instead of removing the top). I sensed that God…
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The Quest, Part II: Dragon and Princess
I ponder his statement. I know from my reading that it is typical for men of my age to fight dragons. I also realize that peasants often come ask wizards to help rescue maidens. Put in that way, the request doesn’t seem so unusual, or inappropriate for my station. For…
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The Quest, Part I: Wizard and Knight
I see an old man with a long white beard, He is dressed in a black robe with white symbols, and a tall pointed hat — like the sorcerer to whom Micky Mouse was apprenticed. He is puttering at a workbench with some glass containers filled with dangerous-looking chemicals. He…
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Redeeming Aphrodite: The Temple (Part 1)
We are standing beside an ancient Greek temple. It is beautiful, and remarkably tasteful: sensuous without being obscene. We are arguing. It is an old argument. I have been here many times before. You just don’t understand, I have to go in. “Why?” Look, I know you don’t like the…
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The Metallic Rules (Gold, Silver, Platinum…)
1. The Golden Rule Do unto others as you would have them do unto you 2. The Silvery Rule Do not do unto others as you would not have them do unto you 3. The Brazen Rule Do unto others as they do unto you 4. The Iron Rule Do…
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The Oatmeal of Shame (A Parable)
Now, the first thing you need to realize is that oatmeal is part of my life. Not a big part, or a hugely important one, but a regular part. It is a central focus of my morning routine, right up there with coffee. I’m not religious about it — when…
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Graphical Theology: The Grace Cycle
As a follow-on to “Grace in the Gap“, I’ve cleaned up and reposted another Graphic Theology piece known as “The Grace Cycle.” The Grace Cycle attempts to capture the idea that there is a single dynamic — represented by three inter-woven rings — which drives the main processes of the…
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Graphical Theology: Grace in the Gap
I recently figured out how to open some of my old ‘Graphical Theology’ diagrams from the mid-1990’s. These were part of what I called The Grace Project — an attempt to update and build on the reformation-era teachings about ‘Guilt-Grace-Gratitude’ as the basis of the Christian life. Today’s posting, entitled…
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Song: GraceFather
This song was inspired by the narrative idea of “creation-corruption-redemption” as illustrated in The Grace Cycle. I awoke that Sunday with a heart full of praise, but didn’t have the words to express how I felt. The word “GraceFather” (a la GodFather) came to mind, but it was intertwined with…
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iMix: Becoming Manly and Godly
Which is a valid and good thing, but I’m at a place in my life where I need a deeper understanding of the masculine aspects of following God, of being an authentic and complete Man of God. These are all songs which have helped me in my journey, and I…
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Death, Part II: I Am Risen In Christ
> Finally, I glance at where my side was pierced, where I see that a hole still exists. I gently probe it with my fingers, and am surprised to see that the hole looks like it extends all the way to my heart! > Yet, it is positioned in such…
Radically Happy 