From a Crate to a Cruise Ship
Many of you are aware of our involvement with an informal settlement (squatter camp community) in Hermanus. Today, as I help one of my ‘Sparklekids’ organize a Schengen visa, flights, travel insurance, etc., while in the middle of our own busy travel schedule, I am tempted to get frustrated. Then I remember what it has…
An Encounter With Gentleness
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. …
How does Language Influence Experience
We have all been at a place where our experience and our beliefs seem disconnected; where language and reality are mismatched. That place is a unique opportunity – how we respond to it will make us either more honest or more fake. This disconnect can take on different forms. The philosopher Jean-Luc Marion spoke of…
The Face Of The Invisible
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.
Beauty Desires You
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.
The Gravity Of Beauty
Can words be art? Can they be wildly expressive, producing bold strokes of color across the canvas of our minds? Can ideas be communicated the way Van Gogh paints? The movement, the shapes, and the colors are not photorealistic, yet we recognize the beauty and truth of what he paints more profoundly than in photorealistic…
Creating Space
By Mary-Anne Rabe The beauty of wisdom emerges in us, not just by amassing more knowledge but by knowing with more of ourselves. We are not just part of a story, we are a story. May we be fully aware and fully present in our own unfolding. We are convinced by our certain perspective of…
The Cape Francolin, Conspiracy Theories, And Jesus
Flocks of Cape Francolin roam the area where we live. They are a type of pheasant, not the brightest birds around, and seem rather comfortable with people. One afternoon, Mary-Anne and I left our front door open while working in the garden when a group of about 10 of these birds decided to familiarize themselves…
