There is no such thing as a “blank slate.” When people come to a moment of creative action they have been preparing, consciously or unconsciously, for that work. Personal experience, emotional state, deliberate study, and the mental image of what “might be” all coalesce to be birthed as an artist’s creative endeavor. Life combines with…
Tag: Lent2016
Transform
I’ve never been very comfortable out in public. Small talk terrifies me, and I usually can’t get beyond, “So, what are you up to?” before I run out of things to say. This is probably why acting appealed to me when I was younger. The spotlights would go on, the curtain would open, and for…
Sorrow
This past week my parents finalized the sale of my childhood home. The evening before settlement we gathered with friends and family in the now-empty house and shared a final meal together in our old home. There were many tears, a lot of stories 1, and a last walk-through of the spaces in which we…
Still
Be still, and know that I am God. That sentence, from Psalm 46, speaks of the wonder of stillness. I have written many times on this blog about my uncomfortable relationship with “busyness.” When I find myself in the tempest of events, being tossed from one activity to another without time to breathe, I find…
Cup
In many human cultures there is a strong link between a cup and “hospitality.” Even in our hospitality-starved culture, one of the first things we ask guests is, “May I get you something to drink?” The cup displayed in this post is my tangible reminder of the hospitality showed by my Popop, my Paternal Grandfather….
Forgiveness
Tonight Central Baptist a mid-week Lent soup supper and worship for our Tri-Boro Ministerium. The theme of the evening was “forgiveness” which, given the subject of our Lenten discussion group, seemed even more appropriate than normal. This was the slide which greeted people as they entered the sanctuary for worship. John Newton was, by all…
