The Weight of Clay
I spent an hour this morning trying to fix a broken ceramic mug. It was a cheap thing, bought at a supermarket years ago, but my hands felt clumsy and useless as I tried to align the jagged edges. I kept thinking about how we live in a world…
There are Patterns Everywhere
There are patterns all over the world; patterns of shapes, patterns of colors, even patterns of souls! Which one do you like? Which is closer to your heart? Here we have a photograph of seven worshipers. Do you find the pattern here? Oh no,…
The Architecture of a Life
In the study of geology, we are taught that pressure is not merely a force of destruction, but a sculptor. Over eons, the weight of the earth turns soft sediment into something that can hold a mountain. We often view the human face as a map…