Category: Culture
‘Painter of Light’–Thomas Kinkade
This post is not going to be what you think… I am not a fan. Self proclaimed “painter of light,” Thomas Kinkade’s art is splashed everywhere in American society. I was especially surprised to read that Kinkade is very popular with evangelic Christians. Somehow Kincade has learned how to tap the market. It is said that there…
Something New…
Announcing a new photoblog– “echogram.” It is a collaboration with a good friend, Mary Jo… Mary Jo has served the pastoral staff of a large church as the Associate Pastor of Prayer & Intercession since 2004. She and her husband have two married daughters that have blessed them with four grandchildren. I have served as a missionary for…
Angels
One of my favorite winterscapes is a sunrise or sunset scarlet sky in the background with lacy, barren branches in overlay. I snapped this photo yesterday at dusk as we were driving to a couple’s house for dinner. There were slate blue clouds mixed in with the pink, and it was so beautiful. In the near-center…
haiku: kindling
just a baby born blessed is the kindling that sparked redemption’s great flame
Rick Warren to Give Invocation
Appeasing the radical right: Pro-life pastor, Rick Warren, will be giving the Invocation at President-elect Obama’s inauguration. Read the story here.
Below Freezing
I grew up in Colorado, and cold and snowy winters remain a huge part of my childhood memories. Ice skating was my favorite winter sport. One of my close friends lived on a lake close to our house, so I was able to spend time skating. I had blue skates with white fur at the…
Still Searching for Sarah…
She beat Brangelina, Heath Ledger, Joe Biden, and even Barak Obama. She endured scathing critism and ultimately lost the election, Still… everyone is searching for Sarah. She tops the Google search in 2008. Curiosity about Sarah Palin has not died down, and it does not seem “out of sight, out of mind” applies in this case.
The Pink Bombshelter
A dank and moldy smell rose as I descended the dark stairwell of the bombshelter. I pulled my scarf tighter around my face and nose as the air grew colder and more musty. I found the belly of the underground refuge filled with flickering candles, laughter, Christmas goodies, and faces from many countries: Germany, Switzerland, Argentina, Romania, America,…
Bonnie Saul Wilks 