There is a desire in me to hide: from myself, from community, from being known. I have this idea in my head that says If I remain ambiguous, then people will be attracted to the mystery and not know any of my faults. This, I've discovered, is a lonely place to live....
'All-seeing', 'nourishing', and 'watchful' are a few of the words that inspired the image of Psalms 1, which is painted using acrylic paint and charcoal. The natural colors represent creation, and the blue moving through the center portrays the idea of water to...
Some of today’s most creative and powerful social justice work is being driven by the connected strength of everyday folks online.
First, I walk with God and grow in my relationship with him. As I do that, he has wired me to help a lot of very different groups of people by getting to know them and what they hope to do in the world, then helping them reach their goals. Typically, I help them reach their goals through mentoring, teaching, and serving in a leadership role.
"Your Slip is Showing" one of several pieces recently exhibited in the 2008 solo show "This Solid Ground" explores our increasingly economically determined culture. This playful piece shows a person is slipping, a visual metaphor for our currant culture. Fully...
The image shown is one of 14 images made during Ash Wednesday prayer services and reconciliation services. Before each service, the image was drawn with palm ashes, and then used as a palette to sign the congregations. The final image is created with the congregation,...
It caught me by surprise, sobbing when my kids left for university. Were the tears for them or for me?
I have a television show, and I am one of those people you can watch on television. Our show looks like television news, but the ideas in it take you deeper than most television news, our stories help people think about God and what God would want for our lives and our world.
Knowledge In SightWe know the story: how Eve and Adam and the serpent in the Garden of Eden tempting them to take and eat the forbidden fruit. Fruit traditionally symbolizes that which was forbidden and the transience of life. The bitten fruit rests on the edge of the...
Although my principle means of expressing myself artistically are painting, sculpture and object making, I have also used the camera over the long length of my career. In fact, my first international exhibitions back in the 1970's were of my photographs. I love to...
Institutional pathologies that undermine the common good.
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