Destruction and Beauty
Galaxies collide,
Produce untold destruction,
And wondrous beauty.
The featured image is a Hubble Telescope image of Arp 148, the aftermath of two galaxies colliding.
Galaxies collide,
Produce untold destruction,
And wondrous beauty.
The featured image is a Hubble Telescope image of Arp 148, the aftermath of two galaxies colliding.
An intelligence Caught in a maze Of action Reaction Interaction Senseless negligence. The intelligence Thinks in the maze Of action Connection Direction Hope for deliverance. That intelligence Finds in the maze Affection Guidance Radiance Faith with a difference. This intelligence Mangles the maze With action Connection Direction Help from a confidence. The confidence Gets from…
One of the features of my Sunday School class is that we try to respond to the lesson of the day in the form of art, poetry, and stories. So what does one do with Ephesians 2 in terms of art? I like to experiment, so I read up on Haiku (English forms) and decided…
I saw God’s shape in tall oak tree in lovely flower in rising sun flowing stream mountain high ocean wide when lightning glows and lightens dark night sky. I saw God’s shape in falling branch in faded bloom in setting sun raging flood volcanic blast hurricane when lightning strikes and splits and burns and kills….
This is the result of my having fun with my morning devotions and then mixing it with thinking about translation theory. Anyone up to produce Psalm 46 in another poetic form? I’m particularly interested in playing with translating into fixed forms. I’m safe with God my strength, my shield, my friend. In danger he is…
When God said, “Let there be light!” What was it like? An explosion of sound Like rolling thunder Clashing cymbals Booming drums Or a wildly cheering crowd? Or maybe it was glorious music An engaging ballad, An organ performance A symphony A marching band Perhaps an explosion of rock and roll. Perhaps it was a…
Give the Creator the credit that’s due. Shine forth Distant galaxies Glowing nebulas Giant stars Blackest holes. Go out Angels bright Seraphim flashing Winds blowing Flames burning. Since God is the maker, the builder, designer, Our lifegiver, ruler, sustainer, refiner. Learn of him Scientist Physicist Astronomer Chemist Tell of him Historian Sociologist Theologian Philosopher Give the creator the…