The Gift and the Greenhouse : A Fable
A fable I use for premarital counselling. Hand in hand, a newly married couple walked through the woods on a … Continue reading The Gift and the Greenhouse : A Fable
A fable I use for premarital counselling. Hand in hand, a newly married couple walked through the woods on a … Continue reading The Gift and the Greenhouse : A Fable
When you combine the teaching of a 4th century monk with the experiences of a 21st century commuter, you can … Continue reading MINDFUL DRIVING: A Spiritual Discipline for Commuters
When my daughter, Rebekah, was 3 or 4 years old, I used to play a game with her. Snuggled by … Continue reading “Who Loves You?”
When I see fireflies rising above the lawn on a summer’s eve,I like to think they are shooting stars returning … Continue reading Fireflies
for Barbara, Marilyn and Nancy When he died grief pierced my sidelike one marked by the stigmata of Christ. Tears … Continue reading For a Grieving Widow
There are many stories of how the desert father’s confronted and overcame demons. This is not one of them, for … Continue reading Abba Joseph and the Demon
Adapted from Luke 18:9-14 And he told this parable to those who trusted in themselves and despised others. Two politicians … Continue reading “God, Be Merciful” … An Updated Parable for the Election Season
In other words—for all of us. “When love is thin, faults are thick.” (English proverb) Eternal God, you and you … Continue reading A Prayer for Fault Finding Folks
We remember, O Lord, the events of 9/11 and their repercussions throughout the years. We remember those innocents who were … Continue reading A Prayer for 9/11, 18 Years Later
1. Invitation A butterfly, black on orange.Monarch of her realm,yet servant of her Lord,Greets me at day’s beginning. Winged messenger(an … Continue reading Prayers from the Back Yard
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I am an artist and illustrator. And these “episodes” are quick sketches of and stories about people that I meet or have met over the years. I do the drawings first, keeping them simple and spontaneous but (hopefully) sophisticated. They are with perhaps one or two exceptions, line drawings done with a fine-line pen. I started doing these drawings in business meetings. That expanded to doing them in waiting rooms or while traveling, as a way to remember the people I met, worked with, or just observed from afar. Once I’d done a number of these sketches, I began to wonder about the people they depict. What might they be really like on the inside? What are their dreams? Their fears? Their secrets? Since I did not know the people I was drawing (or because I did not know them well), I felt ill-at-ease about asking personal questions. And so, I began to create stories about these people, based on what I imagine their life is like. That way, each drawing became a kind of psychological adventure; I never knew, when I sat down to write, what I was going to find. Like the drawings themselves, the stories are not to scale or photographic. If there is any prevailing theme, it is this: people keep their inner world well-hidden and probably for damn good reason. A secondary theme: making stuff up is much more fun than reality. And in a way, that is the real truth in all this. If you would like to learn more about me or my work please send a note. Our email: myron.gilbert@att.net
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exploring ideas - inspired by texts - expressed in images
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"Diamonds are found only in the dark places of the earth; truths are found only in the depths of thought." (Victor Hugo, Les Miserables)
thoughts on life, teaching, and faith
Searchings: Sacred and Secular
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Writing Down The Bones
Explorations in Practical Theology and Youth Ministry