A Pisgah Viewing of Michael Galovic’s Kyrie Eleison
Michael Galovic, Fallen, 2024. 80 x 150 cm. No painting can be adjudged, can reveal its true meanings, can expose the deeper insights and sensitivities of the artist, unless one physically confronts and breathes in the paint. The message is in…
What Will Happen to G!d?
Photo by Mitchell Luo on Unsplash. Ihave often asked myselfaseemingly unanswerable question.Overand again, I have wondered,Whatwill happen to G?dinthe not-so-distant futurewhenall of us earthlingswillhave perished,when,as a result of our plunderingofthis precious…
Reach Out Your Hand (John 20.27)
Patricia Piccinini, Doubting Thomas, 2008. Silicone, fibreglass, human hair, clothing, chair, 100 x 53 x 90 cm. McClelland, Langwarrin, Australia. Photo by Mark Ashkanasy. ‘Reach out your handand put it in my side’moved at hearing of Thomas’s act –that…
Very well said!
The Crystals reef in Port Phillip Bay is a spot teeming with precious marine life – but it has no formal protection. A small extension to Jawbone Marine Sanctuary would change that.
change.org/p/protect-the-crystals-extend-jawbone-marine-sanctuary #ProtectTheCrystals #MarineProtection
‘Behold the Man!’ – A Poetry Contest
Mary Twomey, Rich Man, Poor Man, Beggar Man. Silk aquatint, monotype, collagraph, drawing, 25.4 x 53.34 cm. Private collection. If you're a poet who has ever found yourself drawn to the figure of Jesus of Nazareth – whether in faith, doubt, curiosity, or…
“… but faced the impossible problem of finding the right person to play Jesus Christ.” Not an uncommon problem, I imagine.
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Veins of the Earth
Roots coil beneath the soil,veins of the earth pulsing with quiet grace.Rain seeps, soft as mercy,through clay and stone,and the green shoots respondlike hymns that never end.I walk among cedars,hands brushing bark,fingering the faith writtenin rings of patience.God is here, in…
On friendship that persists through blunders
Pablo Picasso, L'amitié, 1908. Oil on canvas, 151.3 x 101.8 cm. Hermitage Museum, Saint Petersburg, Russia. Jesus said to him, 'Friend, do what you are here to do'. (Matthew 26.50) In the darkness of Gethsemane, amid the clash of swords and the flicker…
“The stories we tell about one another, and the stories we showcase, shape the possibilities of our shared future.”
— Martin Luther King III
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Imagining God in the Nelson Hills: On the Visual Theology of Colin McCahon’s The Angel of the Annunciation
In many Christian communities, this time of year is known as Advent (from Latin adventus, ‘arrival’), the pre-Christmas season in which the birth of Jesus in Bethlehem is remembered and his…
The Trance
In my head was an ocean of thoughts,And monologues of indistinct voicesFloating, trying not to drown In my depths of silence.Faceless entities broke through my mouthAnd spoke to the wall with my eyes closed. But no sleep— just teleportationThrough nostalgia’s portal.No amount of noise…
Haikus to Him
Gold light shatters themornings of mourning, divineprayer slips from mouth shame skewers pride’s lung.God commands me to talk. Ido not know how long has passed. Words sizzle,cumin seeds in burnished oil.Delayed meal tasting like only joy can.Hearts-to-hearts require responsesays my…
Shostakovich String Quartet no 8 in C Minor
Faster faster even faster Fly the wheels of industry – turningturningHurry hurry keep moving never stopping All is synchronization regimentationWe the workers cannot stopThe machines ever smarter ever smarter swallow usFaster faster ever faster humming…
“Art in the service of ‘social cohesion’ is propaganda.”
– Louise Adler
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“… while #Trump hoped his muscular #trade policy would lead to a wave of reshoring, restoring US dominance in sectors such as carmaking and steel, manufacturing #employment has continued to decline, with the sector shedding more than 200,000 jobs over two years.”
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“The world’s richest 1% have used up their fair share of #carbon emissions just 10 days into 2026. …
[T]he richest 0.1% took just three days to exhaust their annual carbon budget.”
#wealth #climatejustice
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Call for Papers: Bible and Visual Culture unit at SBL (International Meeting)
Margaret Preston, The Expulsion, 1952. Colour stencil, gouache on thin black card with gouache hand colouring, 60.5 x 48.5 cm. Art Gallery of New South Wales, Sydney, Australia. We are pleased to invite you to the Bible…
In the midst of such a sombre time, the publication of the new issue of the Australian Journal of Jewish Studies feels like a small but meaningful act of scholarly continuity and shared purpose. I’m grateful to have a piece included in this latest volume.
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"When colonial violence boomeranged back to its European source, the powerless were drawn to leaders who exemplified the violent pursuit of power for power’s sake."
– Christopher Finlay
#Arendt #totalitarianism #populism
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“And a fog of sameness descends upon the land.
But this can’t last forever. Human history teaches us that societies resisting change eventually collapse from sheer inertia.”
– @tedgioia.bsky.social
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"The day #theology stops attracting cranks and weirdos is the day we can declare it well and truly dead. From that perspective, our task as theologians is in large part to be the kind of cranks and weirdos we want to see in the world."
– Adam Kotsko
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Some New Publications: Attention, Theology, and the Poetics of Presence
Hary Nankin, Platanus luna, 2002. Eight toned gelatin silver shadowgram films paired in four sandwiches each inside a Mylar envelope. Film pairs are 19 x 71 cm, 10 x 72 cm, 19 x 71 cm and 23 x 71 cm respectively. Arrangement…
On #teaching: “While critical thinking is an important skill, what teachers teach … is enthusiasm and a love of #learning. The great teachers are the lovers of learning. What they teach, above all, is the experience of discovery.” – @rogerberkowitz.bsky.social medium.com/amor-mundi/o...
Thrilled to have been invited to review Paul Mitchell’s latest book, *High Spirits*. #poetry
You can read my review here:
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I don’t remember that tunnel ever having lights.
‘merica
“Creating is about experimentation, about finding new methods & mediums. ... Creating is also abt failure & slowly closing th gap between intention & ability. There are no lessons 2 be learned from outsourcing that process.” – Myke Bartlett
#creativity #art #ai
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“In the occupied West Bank, settler terrorism is nothing but a tool by the government to pursue de-facto annexation.” – Ofer Cassif
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