This year many of my friends attended “Blue Christmas”, “Empty Chair” and “Longest Night” services which have become more common and I am so thankful. To be surrounded in this midst of grief with the knowledge that you are not alone, with the reminder that God meets us wherever we...
She did not have time for a long one today as she was standing outside freshly showered after work, ready to leave for her weekly meditation class. In my head the thoughts did not stop as I walked on towards the corner of our small Court. Walking is a form of meditation for me, bre...
On a crisp autumn morning in the Blue Ridge Mountains of western North Carolina, Shawn Swartz, a tall, sandy haired young father of two, lifts a chainsaw and makes a final cut along the back edge of a 150-foot high yellow poplar. He’s already cut out a fan-shaped face notch from ...
During this time, the movie “Ghostbusters” came out and became an instant hit. And with that, my colleagues would tease me every time I had to “go down to Repro” that I had been “slimed” like the characters in the movie! At one point, they even bought me a mug that said “...
“everyday Feminism is the blueprint we need to make gender equality a reality”. V. Worbridge Vic is encouraged by organizations and everyday women making a difference, whether that’s in small contributions or large, she believes (and I agree) that we collectively can be the change we ...
artists include their self-portrait, though I could find no literature substantiating this here. It may simply reinforce the stare of Christ, meant to challenge the viewer to take up his or her own cross and follow Jesus. As such, it is a powerful devotional image to use in meditation. ...
Mohamed Ahmed Ibrahim,《Blue Boulevard》,2020,圖片由藝術家及Lawrie Shabibi藝廊提供 Mohamed Ahmed Ibrahim,《Windows At the Morning 3》,2022,圖片由藝術家及Lawrie Shabibi藝廊提供 Ibrahim始終清楚,藝術就是他的使命。1985年,他在沙迦參加了常駐約旦的巴勒斯坦藝術家Yaser Dweik舉辦的工作坊,學習繪畫技巧。大約在...