Poetry of Life

RIC_9812-1, a photo by rchoephoto on Flickr.

The primary symptom of a soul that has become sick

is that it becomes blind to the poetry of life.

M. Craig Barnes, The Pastor as Minor Poet: Texts and Subtexts in the Ministerial Life

Who you are

RC1_4403, a photo by rchoephoto on Flickr. 

You cannot determine who you are by what you do.

M. Craig Barnes, The Pastor As Minor Poet: Texts and Subtexts in the Ministerial Life

Images

RCC_1291, a photo by rchoephoto on Flickr. 

 Illustrations tell stories that exemplify the point of
   the text.  Images embody the point.

  M. Craig Barnes,
     The Pastor As Minor Poet: Texts and Subtexts in the Ministerial Life

Icon

RC1_0088, a photo by rchoephoto on Flickr.

An icon is designed to be not a beautiful

work of art, but a window into divine

mysteries. It points beyond itself.

M. Craig Barnes, The Pastor As Minor Poet: Texts and

Subtexts in the Ministerial Life