Rakow Reading & Conversation
The Bible, like all great art, is mostly emptiness. We fill the emptiness with ourselves, coming up with our own answers to the questions the blank spaces give rise to: Why was Jonah angry? Why was John the only disciple called “The Beloved”? Why did Joseph disappear when Jesus was 12 ? He wasn’t at the Crucifixion or any of the miracles. And Zaccheus–what did he do for the rest of his life, after that life-changing afternoon? We imagine answers that make sense to us, and in this way, we complete the work.
Reading: The Jesus and John Chapters
3:30 This book is a safe place
12:30 Everybody hungers. Even God.
12:40 I don’t think God is gendered
14:14-25:00 Reading
25:35 In Conversation with David Francis
12:30 Everybody hungers. Even God.
12:40 I don’t think God is gendered
14:14-25:00 Reading
25:35 In Conversation with David Francis
30:00 To not believe in a God who is too small
34:00 The importance of paradox
37:00 Fiction has no limits
39:00 Visual art in my writing process
1:00:00 Lectio Divina, a medieval way to read
34:00 The importance of paradox
37:00 Fiction has no limits
39:00 Visual art in my writing process
1:00:00 Lectio Divina, a medieval way to read
Reading: The Noah Chapter
Reading: The Abraham and Isaac Chapters
Reading: The Zaccheus Chapter
Reading: The Jonah Chapter
Reading: The Nativity Chapters (audio only)
Reading from The Memory Room
Lip Service West – Mary Rakow – May 11, 2012, from Lip Service West on Vimeo.