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While ice fishing on Lake Reno near Glenwood Minnesota I came across this lone leaf clinging to the windblown surface of the ice. There was a certain drama to its presence since it was the only object on the surface of the ice as far as the eye could see. Though clearly battered by the harsh winter wind, it was still covered in a layer of delicate frost.

I am both a religious thinker and an artist. My undergraduate work was in the graphic arts, and my graduate studies were in the philosophy of religion and theology. As the son of a high school art teacher, I was raised in an environment that held as sacred the simple act of slowing down and noticing that which we typically take for granted. My work in theology has taken this insight into its very heart. I've been fascinated with the idea of salvation and the way that forms of prayer which emphasize stillness, silence, and release make room for its experience. These theological sensibilities are almost identical with the generative moment in the creative process. Creativity is, in its essence, the bringing of newness into the world. It's...