The Metropolitan Museum of Art – Quilt Top, Crazy pattern

Need more beauty? Visit metmuseum.com and explore the hundreds of pieces they have available to view on-line. It won’t compare to wandering around the museum, itself, but on a rainy day, it will do. The Metropolitan Museum of Art – Quilt Top, Crazy pattern. If you click on the above link, and then choose the…

Soul Beauty

In a world where too much ugliness happens every day–much of it on the internet for millions of eyes to see–let’s take a moment and celebrate how one young woman has transformed a moment of ugliness into one of beauty. It all started when this photo, taken without the subject’s knowledge, was posted on a…

Andre Muniz Gonzaga Dalata

This Brazilian artist’s flickr page is a treasure trove of graffiti-style public art.

Ask the Questions

When I think back to those days of following Jesus, there are plenty of things I wish we disciples had done differently. I wish we had paid more attention to the stories Jesus told. I wish we’d spent less time bickering and more time learning. Most of all, I wish we’d asked more questions. We…

Who Am I?

Starting in my second year of seminary, our school faced a series of losses and tragedies. A recent graduate died a sudden death. Two active students were diagnosed with terminal cancer—one of them had just gotten engaged. One student being treated for clinical depression killed himself. A professor in his 50s died of a brain…

Dealing with Disappointment

Have you ever felt disappointed in Jesus? I have to admit, that’s my first reaction to today’s passage. Disappointment first that Jesus turns down a desperate mother’s plea for help, and disappointment because his reason seems so flimsy and bigoted. “No, I can’t help you—gotta feed the children before the dogs.” It seems that because…