So what would you think of. . .
. . .a series of art journals around different themes? This is an idea that has been stirring in me the last few weeks and I want to put it out there to the blogosphere and see what kind of response it might get. What I am thinking of are different journals that would include […]
More Icons
More beautiful icons by Heather Williams Durka. As I mention in my previous post, Heather is an iconographer in the Orthodox tradition. Please visit her website: Icons and Sacred Images Scroll down for a post on using lectio divina to pray with images. . .
Lectio Divina Unleashed: Part Three (Icons)
“For the invisible things of God since the creation of the world are made visible through images.” (John of Damascus, On Holy Images) The beautiful icon above is by iconographer Heather Williams Durka who lives in Olympia. You can find her website here. Heather offers icon workshops and has affordable reproductions of her wonderful […]
(Interlude continued)
Another amazing hike along the middle fork of the Snoqualmie River today, I took loads of photos but Flickr is telling me I have reached my limit this month (maybe I need to upgrade!). Just as well, I am tired, that wonderful kind of tired when you have walked for hours, listened through the silence […]
Soul Nourishment (Interlude)
What feeds your soul? What is essential for you to feel well-nourished, alive, and energized? I don’t just mean how many calories you need to consume to function, or what balance of vitamins and minerals you need for body processes. I mean, what are the things in your life that bring you such delight you feel […]
Lectio Divina Unleashed: Part Two (Poetry)
“People turn to poems for some kind of illumination, for revelations that help them to survive.” -Denise Levertov, “Poetry, Prophecy and Survival” Poetry is language illuminated. When we read poetry we are reading the same words we use for prose, but because of the compactness of images and the poet’s way of pointing us deeper […]
Lectio Divina Unleashed: Part One
Lectio divina is an ancient prayer practice, meaning sacred reading. It is a way of being with the sacred texts of our tradition in a contemplative way. Lectio invites us to enter into silence and stillness to listen deeply for the stirring of the holy in scripture and in us. Here is a simple overview of the […]