by jakeowensby | Mar 3, 2018 | 4 Easter A, Exodus 20:1-17, Lent 3 B
A gestalt shift is a visual switch of perspective. While looking at an unchanging image we see first one thing and then another. For instance, in the picture below you can see a duck. Or a rabbit. Or a duck: Another familiar example of gestalt shifts is the vase or...
by jakeowensby | May 5, 2017 | 4 Easter A, John 10:1-10
They said it was going to be a retreat. I was skeptical. Retreats offer spiritual exercises and spans of quiet time designed to nurture insight and to encourage renewal. By contrast, our weekend together was shaping up to be a blood-letting. The vestry and clergy of...