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Tuesday Afternoons Two
Listen to "Come to the Quiet" by John Michael Talbot while enjoying the view from Bayne Cottage...
Dan
Oct 12, 20211 min read
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Tuesday Afternoons: One
Reflection on loss on a rainy, quiet Tuesday afternoon. "Nothing's gone forever; only out of place."
Dan
Oct 5, 20211 min read
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Maybe It's True
Van Dyck, Anthony, 1599-1641. Christ and the Pharisees; verso; Christ and a Pharisee, from Art in the Christian Tradition, a project of...
Dan
Sep 8, 20211 min read
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Return to the Eucharist
We celebrated Eucharist for the first time since the pandemic this past Sunday. Paul Reitmann, retired priest in the Diocese, served as...
Dan
Sep 6, 20211 min read
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Jim Symon's Hope
We had the privilege this past weekend to host a family reunion for the Symons. Arthur Symons and his family built the Lodge in 1928,...
Dan
Aug 16, 20211 min read
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Something Old, Something New, Something Borrowed, Something Blue
Eyck, Jan van, 1390-1440. Arnolfini Wedding, detail, from Art in the Christian Tradition I began this blog a few years ago, with the...
Dan
Aug 11, 20215 min read
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For Juneteenth: A Freedman's Letter to His Old Master
This is from an article by Tod Perry of GOOD on 11-3-2017 (https://www.good.is/articles/jordan-andersons-legendary-clapback) In 1825, at...
Dan
Jun 19, 20214 min read
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A Covenant to Root Out Racism
Bishop Rickel has asked that all parishes of the diocese incorporate“ A Covenant to Root Out Racism” in their worship on the Sunday...
Dan
May 15, 20214 min read
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Some Poetry Resurrected
What follows are three poems that I wrote in 2013...having stumbled across them, I thought I'd share! - Dan Oberg, Director Single Bird...
Dan
Apr 16, 20211 min read
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Sunday Lenten Conversations: Six
Gallen-Kallela, Akseli, 1865-1931. Hand of Christ / The Palm of Peace The Collect: Almighty and everliving God, in your tender love for...
Dan
Mar 28, 20213 min read
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Sunday Lenten Conversations: Five
Conwill, Houston, 1947-2016. Let Justice Roll Down Like Waters, from Art in the Christian Tradition, a project of the Vanderbilt Divinity...
Dan
Mar 21, 20213 min read
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Sunday Lenten Conversations: Four
Peterson, Kathleen. Other Sheep, from Art in the Christian Tradition, a project of the Vanderbilt Divinity Library, Nashville, TN The...
Dan
Mar 15, 20213 min read
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Sunday Lenten Conversations: Three
Tissot, James, 1836-1902. Bad Rich Man in Hell, from Art in the Christian Tradition, a project of the Vanderbilt Divinity Library,...
Dan
Mar 8, 20213 min read
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Sunday Lenten Conversations: Two
Scene from Nashville Civil Rights protests, from Art in the Christian Tradition, a project of the Vanderbilt Divinity Library, Nashville,...
Dan
Feb 28, 20213 min read
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Sunday Lenten Conversations: One
Blake, William, 1757-1827. The First Temptation—" Command that these stones be made bread.", from Art in the Christian Tradition, a...
Dan
Feb 21, 20216 min read
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One Foot in Eden
"The question we need to ask ourselves at every stage (of life) is, where are the side chapels of our lives? What are the times and...
Dan
Feb 15, 20212 min read
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Icons at St. Andrew's House
Icon of St. Athanasius of Alexandria, by Br. Mickey McGrath, OSFS Icons at St. Andrew’s House “Icon Writing is not just making an art,...
Dan
Feb 1, 20212 min read
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Confessional
From "Life in the Industry, A Musician's Diary, by Mark Heard, an article from the Summer 1992 issue of the Image Journal. Mark Heard...
Dan
Jan 26, 20214 min read
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The Hard Work of Faith: Reflections on James 1:22-27
Bray, Jan de, approximately 1627-1607. Caring for Children at the Orphanage in Haarlem: three Acts of Mercy, from Art in the Christian...
Dan
Jan 23, 20216 min read
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The Hill We Climb
National Youth Poet Laureate Amanda Gorman shared these poignant words at Biden's inauguration. When day comes, we ask ourselves, where...
Dan
Jan 20, 20213 min read
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