Monthly Archives: November 2010

Walking the Earth

Barbara Brown Taylor, in An Altar in the World,  advocates walking as spiritual practice.  She doesn’t mean walking and praying as you go.  She means walking and being quiet, paying attention. Some leaves hang on to the tree, curling up … Continue reading

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Three Tall Women Demonstrate Why Art Matters

At 7:15 p.m. on this Wednesday evening I was in a bit of a huff.  Mad, actually, because I couldn’t find a parking place.  I hate to pay for parking.  And usually there’s a spot lurking somewhere west of Seattle … Continue reading

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Does Art Matter?

I’ve rarely asked this question.   I’ve always believed in my bones that it does.   But in exiting paid ministry, in which lives can change pretty dramatically as a direct or indirect result of your work, I wonder not only about … Continue reading

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A Christian Aesthetic

My intellect is getting a pretty robust workout these days, pressing some heavy reading about aesthetics, moral creativity (does that make anyone nervous?  I’m loving it…), and the notion that surfaces may actually have substance.   Just think, lots of … Continue reading

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The American Clock

I’ve got to get out more. Last night, I trekked downtown to small venue I’d never been to before, one of the performing spaces for Cornish School of the Arts (it may be the only one…I don’t know).   I went … Continue reading

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