Photos by Daniel Caso Looking over the cliffs of Big Sur, the universe seems whole. Perhaps it’s only romanticism that sees rock faces and crashing polyphonic waves as the harmonious tinkerings of God, but there is obviously something sacred about this place. Peering off seaside cliffs, you glimpse otters traipsing through kelp beds for sea urchins. Looking to the sky, you … [Read more...] about Staff Picks Of The National Parks: Big Sur, Nate Barton, Editor-In-Chief – Currents Magazine Fall 2015
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Live the Graffiti Grandeur – Currents Magazine Spring 2015
Photos by Andrea Barrera I once stood on the edge of a cliff — battered about by the wind with sea spray in my face — and looked out over an infinite ocean. I have stood in a thousand-year-old cathedral, looked up at the modern fluorescent lights that illuminate the seemingly still dripping frescoes and felt surrounded by the ghostly prayers and cries of those who came … [Read more...] about Live the Graffiti Grandeur – Currents Magazine Spring 2015
Staff Picks Of The National Parks: Yosemite, Deepak Adhikary, Photo Editor – Currents Magazine Fall 2015
Photos by Leah Beck In our rapidly paced modern lives, it often seems like silence is an endangered species. It’s a miracle if we find a moment to pause and reflect, which is why I often pursue silence with mindful intent. The only place I have truly found it is in the midst of nature, and Yosemite National Park is one of the few places that is far enough removed from … [Read more...] about Staff Picks Of The National Parks: Yosemite, Deepak Adhikary, Photo Editor – Currents Magazine Fall 2015
The Devotion of a Stained-Glass Window – Currents Magazine Spring 2015
Photo by Shawn Jones The most beautiful thing I’ve ever witnessed is a person living for something greater than themselves. Beauty is born when a person embodies the intentionality and care in which he or she was created. The person who reflects their Creator in action and in speech is like a great masterpiece — displaying their beauty and alignment to their Creator, … [Read more...] about The Devotion of a Stained-Glass Window – Currents Magazine Spring 2015
In Defense of the Little Black Dress – Currents Magazine Spring 2015
Photo by Marisa Padilla The clothes you put on in the morning are not the markers of your character. They are pieces of cloth sewed together with thread. They say, “Hey, I want to be a citizen of society today.” What it doesn’t say is anything about your sexuality, your morals or who you are as a person. When I get dressed in the morning I put on what is going to make me … [Read more...] about In Defense of the Little Black Dress – Currents Magazine Spring 2015