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    Onward Journey: Seeking the Divine
    Onward Journey: Seeking the Divine
    Onward Journey: Seeking the Divine
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    Onward Journey: Seeking the Divine

    By John Bartram Rehm

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    "In my continuing spiritual journey I have become increasingly convinced of two truths: first, that each individual has the capacity to be touched by the divine and thereby to be made whole; second, that the combination of reason and materialism are literally destroying the world and its creatures, human and otherwise. This little book is implicitly a plea for the reinstitution of love and peace-as opposed to hatred and war-as the animating principles of life. Perhaps you will find your own search for the divine reflected in it."
    -from the Prologue.

    Over the course of a long, rich life and legal career, John Rehm realizes there is much more meaning-and joy and pain-than mere reason can convey. Attentive to the variety of his "peak experiences" and glimpses of the divine, Rehm discovers a renewed love of and trust in life: the more he acknowledges its polarities and mystery, the more he understands. Simple couplets describe the life of Jesus, torturous poems reflect lives of the saints, and charming fables give us closely observed glimpses of the freedom that often only comes with age. Rehm's words and truth telling transport us on our own onward journey of seeking the Divine.
    LanguageEnglish
    PublisherResource Publications
    Release dateMay 1, 2011
    ISBN9781621890256
    Onward Journey: Seeking the Divine
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    John Bartram Rehm

    John Bartram Rehm was from 1962 to 2000 an attorney representing both the government and private interests championing the cause of liberal trade among nations. After his conversion to Christ he completed a Master of Theological Studies at Wesley Theological Seminary to help him understand the significance of his experience. He is married to NPR talk-show host Diane Rehm with whom he co-authored Toward Commitment: A Dialogue about Marriage (Knopf/Random House, 1992).

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      Onward Journey - John Bartram Rehm

      Acknowledgments

      With deepest gratitude, I wish to recognize the contributions of a number of persons to the creation of this book.

      One of the earliest readers of the book was The Rev. Dr. James D. Anderson, author and theologian. The Very Rev. Martha J. Horne, former Dean and President of Virginia Theological Seminary, referred me to Richard Bass, Director of Publishing, The Alban Institute, who recommended that I speak with a renowned editor, Ulrike Guthrie, with whom I have been privileged to work over the last year. She proved to be not only a superb editor, in all respects, but a trusted friend and guide.

      That path of progress would never have begun without the strength and caring of my dear friend and Godmother, The Rt. Rev. Jane Holmes Dixon.

      Finally, the book would not have come into being without the love and support of my wife, Diane. She believed in me, especially in those times of self-doubt.

      John Bartram Rehm

      March 27, 2011

      List of Images

      Red Barge, Reflections, 1931 

      Oil on canvas. The Phillips Collection, Washington, D.C. Copyright: The Estate of Arthur G. Dove, courtesy of Terry Dintenfass, Inc.

      Movement No.1, c. 1911 

      Pastel on canvas. Columbus Museum of Art, Ohio: Gift of Ferdinand Howald. Copyright: The Estate of Arthur G. Dove, courtesy of Terry Dintenfass, Inc.

      Red Sun, 1935 

      Oil on canvas. The Phillips Collection, Washington, D.C. Copyright: The Estate of Arthur G. Dove, courtesy of Terry Dintenfass, Inc.

      Thunderstorm, 1917– 20 

      Oil and metallic paint on canvas. Columbus Museum of Art, Ohio: Gift of Ferdinand Howald. Copyright: The Estate of Arthur G. Dove, courtesy of Terry Dintenfass, Inc.

      Rose and Locust Stump, 1943 

      Wax emulsion on canvas. The Phillips Collection, Washington, D.C. Copyright: The Estate of Arthur G. Dove, courtesy of Terry Dintenfass, Inc.

      The Moon Was Laughing at Me, 1937 

      Wax emulsion on canvas. The Phillips Collection, Washington, D.C. Copyright: The Estate of Arthur G. Dove, courtesy of Terry Dintenfass, Inc.

      Sand Barge, 1930 

      Oil on heavy cardboard. The Phillips Collection, Washington, D.C. Copyright: The Estate of Arthur G. Dove, courtesy of Terry Dintenfass, Inc.

      Waterfall, 1925 

      Oil on hardboard. The Phillips Collection, Washington, D.C. Copyright: The Estate of Arthur G. Dove, courtesy of Terry Dintenfass, Inc.

      Flight, 1943 

      Wax emulsion on canvas. The Phillips Collection, Washington, D.C. Copyright: The Estate of Arthur G. Dove, courtesy of Terry Dintenfass, Inc.

      Indian One, 194 

      Oil & wax emulsion on canvas. The Phillips Collection, Washington, D.C. Copyright: The Estate of Arthur G. Dove, courtesy of Terry Dintenfass, Inc.

      Dark Abstraction, 1921 

      Oil on canvas. Image: Courtesy Alexandre Gallery, New York. Copyright: The Estate of Arthur G. Dove, courtesy of Terry Dintenfass, Inc.

      Sun Drawing Water, 1933 

      Oil on canvas. The Phillips Collection, Washington, D.C. Copyright: The Estate of Arthur G. Dove, courtesy of Terry Dintenfass, Inc.

      Willows, 1940 

      Oil on gesso on canvas, 25 x 35" (63.5 x 88.9 cm). Gift of Duncan Phillips. Location: The Museum of Modern Art, New York, N.Y., U.S.A. Photo Credit: Digital Image © The Museum of Modern Art/ Licensed by SCALA/ Art Resource, N.Y. Copyright: The Estate of Arthur G. Dove, courtesy of Terry Dintenfass, Inc.

      Snow Thaw, 1930 

      Oil on canvas. The Phillips Collection, Washington, D.C. Copyright: The Estate of Arthur G. Dove, courtesy of Terry Dintenfass, Inc.

      Flour Mill II, 1938 

      Oil and wax emulsion on canvas. The

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