Reminding Myself (New Poem by Polly Castor)
Shrug off blasé. Bravely and authentically engage with Life. Experience and interface with depth.
Spirituality
40 Rules of Love (Book Review with Quotes)
This book is historical fiction of the 12th century mystic poet Rumi’s life, embroidered with so profound Sufi bits.
Recent Pages in my Bible Lesson Journal
Take a peek and see what I’ve been thinking about during my daily spiritual study.
Two New Abstract Figures (one of them Biblical)
These two figurative paintings are a bit outside of what I usually do, but I’ve been thinking about them for a while.
“More Blessed to Give than Receive” and Unselfing (Deep Think #12)
Let’s give God’s gifts to others from the place of our “unselfed better self,” and receive the blessings. Get a right sense of self and take care of it.
The Universal Christ (Book Review with Quotes)
He went to bat for things I care about: stewardship of the environment, women as spiritual leaders, original innocence and goodness, and Jesus as the way-shower of the highest ideal, rather than a mistake fixer for God, or God himself. This book deserves applause for all that.
Build Each Other Up (New Poem by Polly Castor)
Let’s take care of each other by shoring each other up.
Bible Lesson Study Journal (Photos of Recent Pages)
Take a peek inside my spiritual study. I encourage you too to use a journal for yours.
Absolute or Relative (Choose the Better Way)
What is the difference between the absolute and the relative, and why is it a useful distinction?
It’s Not About the Church Building (New Conceptualist Pastel)
This intense painting expresses how I feel church should be.
Spirituality and Art (Book Review with Photos and Notes)
This is a beautiful, well illustrated, and thoughtful book on a topic of articular interest to me.
Two New Abstract Paintings About Immortality
I just finished two new paintings in my immortality series.