HYDRANGEA & VINE Hydrangeas are a big deal around here. In mid-summer, there are hydrangea festivals, formal tours of private hydrangea gardens, half-price sales on hydrangea bushes at local nurseries, and more. Year-round, especially in local small businesses, you can find postcards and note cards featuring varieties of this gorgeous flower in full bloom. HydrangeasContinue reading
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ECUMENISM A current standard definition of “ecumenism” is the principle or aim of promoting unity among Christian churches. But, unity with respect to what? And if we know the answer to that, how do we get to that unity? What does unity look like in practice? The ultimate “unity” is the “one in three persons”Continue reading
A TASTE OF UNION WITH GOD A religious icon is a tangible reflection of intangible reality. It makes the divine accessible to human senses. The particular icon that is the subject of today’s reflection from The Anchorhold is Christ in Majesty. Flat, 2-dimensional, color-compromised reproductions of this icon done by Andrei Rublev lack the powerContinue reading
Reflections from the Anchorhold 