Slow down. Breathe. Pay attention. Be quiet. Listen. All these words assume something other than running willy-nilly hard-as-we-can-go-so-we-can-do-ever-more-and-more-good-things. This past Monday night, I sort of lost my mind at a meeting and went on a passionate tirade about beauty and other things, making declarations that I think are largely true about our heritage's disconnect with …
Blogging at the Church Blog, too
So now there are two blogs going. Truth is, I've been working far too many hours at a pace that's unsustainable. Not unusual for people in ministry, I think, so I've gone back and retooled, thinking through what God is asking me to do once again. I need to be writing more, venturing out into …
Disciple
What a strange word. A religious word, a word for church-goers, a biblical word to be used for all manner of things. A word hard to get to in any real way, ideas of what it means bandied about like so many ping pong balls. On the other hand, people experience the core of the …
The Life of Prayer
Honestly, for many people, including a spiritual giant like C.S. Lewis, prayer has been, and remains, a conundrum. How should we pray? The disciples of Jesus asked him to teach them, and he modeled what we call "The Lord's Prayer." Short, concise, to the point, covering all the bases, the Lord's Prayer speaks praise, petition, …
Doing Visual Art
I am Peter. Mixed Media on Canvas (2008) Crosses to Bear. Mixed Media on Canvas (2008) Stations of the Cross demanded I do something I haven't done much of in the past. Creating visual art that is not a bridge into a theatre production was a new world for me. It's quiet work, work that …
JEFF BERRYMAN 