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How many stories could come from one language, how many verses before we exhaust its […]

…to know that in being ourselves we are more than ourselves: to know that our […]

It was between Christmas and New Year, summer in South Africa, that a group of […]

It’s 2 pm, and we are unaware of how consequential the decision we are about […]

This article considers a common misunderstanding of Rene Girard’s mimetic theory, particularly the scapegoating mechanism.  […]

The Miraculous Nature of our World. By Andre Rabe. This essay is a meditation on […]

Meaning and the Metaphor of Music Have you noticed how two people can be present […]

What does it mean to experience God? The story of Rebekah provides a fascinating perspective […]

Jesus saying, “I will tell of things which have been kept secret from the foundation […]

Feel the future Occasionally, we experience events that do not make immediate sense – that […]

Part of God is made of you! We had a most interesting conversation with The […]

Over the years we have been so inspired by the conversation we’ve had with Mimesis […]

From a Crate to a Cruise Ship Many of you are aware of our involvement […]

I did not anticipate this conversation. The gentleman who picked us up for a meeting we were to speak at that evening jumped right in: "You have no idea what happened to me when you spoke here last." He was right. ...

We have all been at a place where our experience and our beliefs seem disconnected; […]

Idols and icons are ways of seeing the divine, of making the invisible visible. For the Jews of the old testament there was no difference between an idol and an icon - any visible representation of God was blasphemous. But Christians could not ignore that Jesus became a visible representation of the invisible God, yet they do not consider him an idol. And so a distinction had to be drawn between these two concepts.

The creative process by which possibilities become actualities, has much to do with your desire. I’m excited to explore the relationship between possibilities, who you are, your desires, and the creative process by which beauty can find a home in your existence.

Can words be art? Can they be wildly expressive, producing bold strokes of color across […]

By Mary-Anne Rabe The beauty of wisdom emerges in us, not just by amassing more […]