Niels Larsen Stevns (Danish, 1864-1941)[1] – “Christ and Zacchaeus” (1913), kept at the Randers Museum of Art.[2] Concerning the text in Luke 19:1-10. … Read More » about On Attention – Look Where You Are Not Looking
Writings
Lying in Wait at the Door
Claude Joseph Vernet (1714-1789)[2], Cain and Abel Bringing Their Sacrifices (1789), held in the Crocker Art Museum, Sacramento, CA St. Augustine … Read More » about Lying in Wait at the Door
On Busyness
Dear Peregrinus, Our dear friend Tara told me of her recent correspondence with you and I realized that I have not written to you since around this … Read More » about On Busyness
On Growing Pains
The Miraculous Draught of Fish (1618-1619) by Peter Paul Rubens (b. Siegen, Germany, June 1577; d. Antwerp, Belgium, May 1640), at The National … Read More » about On Growing Pains
#59 – The Thread and the Web
See: https://researchmatters.in/news/weaving-web-wonder Alder thinking, in Ursula Le Guin, The Other Wind, chapter 4, pp. 183-184 – “Not having … Read More » about #59 – The Thread and the Web
#58 – The Rule of Eight
“For a word to be spoken,” Ged answered slowly, “there must be silence. Before, and after.” [Guin, Ursula K. Le. A Wizard of Earthsea (The Earthsea … Read More » about #58 – The Rule of Eight
#57 – The Needle’s Eye
John 13 – 6 He came to Simon Peter, who said to him, “Master, are you going to wash my feet?” 7 Jesus answered and said to him, “What I am doing, you … Read More » about #57 – The Needle’s Eye
#56 – The Prophet
For the others, we can say that Muad’Dib learned rapidly because his first training was in how to learn. And the first lesson of all was the basic … Read More » about #56 – The Prophet
#55 – The Wandering
Doris Kearns Goodwin (b. 1943) - “If you interview five people about the same incident, and you see five different points of view, it makes you know … Read More » about #55 – The Wandering
#54 – On Innovation
James J. Tissot (1836-1902) – The Merchants Chased from the Temple (between 1886-1894)[1], located in the Brooklyn Museum. See John 2:12-25. From St. … Read More » about #54 – On Innovation
#53 – On Hope
Lighthouse"The light shines in the darkness / and the darkness has not overcome it." Dante, Inferno, Canto III, lines 7-9 (trans. Clive James) - … Read More » about #53 – On Hope
#52 – On Kindness
Rembrandt Harmensz van Rijn (c. 1606-1669)[1] – The Denial of Saint Peter (1660)[2] in the Rijksmuseum Amsterdam.See: … Read More » about #52 – On Kindness