September 23, 2025 For the past few months, this blog has been focused on works of creativity as acts of resistance to the powers that be and a means of resilience that remind us we are not alone even as the world turns upside-down and inside-out. This morning’s post will be the last in thisContinueContinue reading “Resistance and Resilience: Offering”
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Resistance and Resilience: Words
July 14, 2025 Recently, a follower of this blog sent me an essay written by Phyllis Cole-Dai (The Raft on Substack) who wrote: “According to The New York Times, the current US administration has now restricted or outright banned the use of hundreds of words and phrases in government documents ranging from agency memos toContinueContinue reading “Resistance and Resilience: Words”
Resisting and Resilience: Rootedness
July 1, 2025 In honor of Canada Day and in deep regard for our neighbors to the north of the USA, I am pleased to post a poem by Canadian poet and photographer Monique Heintzman. Today seems a particularly fitting day for this poem after our Senate has just approved (by one vote) a billContinueContinue reading “Resisting and Resilience: Rootedness”
Resistance and Resilience: Dragon Princess
June 19, 2025 This current blog continues to explore the themes of resistance and resilience in the arts, especially in the context of the current upheavals across the globe and in the USA. Recent contributions may be found at https://spirit-reflections.org/blog/ under “Writings.” This poem is a response to E. Reid’s poem from May 27 whichContinueContinue reading “Resistance and Resilience: Dragon Princess”
Resistance and Resilience: Love
June 2, 2025 Art in any form is resistance. This blog is an invitation to submit any works of art that speak to resistance against the injustices of these current times and to resilience that keeps us grounded in hope, truth, and love. Former submissions can be found here under “Writings” : https://spirit-reflections.org/. Today’s submissionContinueContinue reading “Resistance and Resilience: Love”
Easter ~ Rise Up
April 20, 2025 Rise Up Rise up, for the tomb is empty,our call clear.Rise up to shine the Light.Grind the dried palmsof betrayal under your feetand raise the lilies of peace.Piece together the torn tunicAnd make it a garment of unity.Drop the silver coinsinto the hands of the hungryand feed his sheep.Turn out the falseContinueContinue reading “Easter ~ Rise Up”
Green Season
A poem about spring and rebirth.
Why Poetry?
A reflection on the importance of poetry and why I write.
Burning Bushes
A poem of reflection about the beauty of a gold azalea in springtime.
Lenten Sabbath Five: George MacDonald
March 17, 2024 Happy Saint Patrick’s Day! On this Sabbath day, here is a poem by George MacDonald (1824-1905), not an Irishman but a Scottish author, poet and Christian Congregational minister. Interestingly, he was also an influential mentor of C. S. Lewis and is a figure in Lewis’ novel The Great Divorce. May your dayContinueContinue reading “Lenten Sabbath Five: George MacDonald”
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