Sunday School with Berry and Davis
A few years ago Krista Tippet interviewed Ellen Davis and featured Wendell Berry on her excellent radio show, “On Being.” Two of my heroes united…
Saturday Morning Kerouac
Some Saturday morning Kerouac to start your day off right: Then suddenly everything was just like jazz: it happened in one insane second or…
Nature Man
I once lived in an old apartment where an R.O.U.S. inhabited my bedroom wall For those of you heathens who have not yet seen…
Dream of CaliforniaEggtion
A penny more for not treating hens terribly? Seems like a good deal to me. Check out this NY Times article on how California…
Hold Fast
For a guy who is in seminary, I must admit that it’s pretty embarrassing how frequently I read something Jesus said and have a…
Wilderness Aristocrat TV
This Wilderness Aristocrat (as our Editor in Chief has taken to calling me) has been jonesing for an adventure. Alas, responsibility is rendering such…
Divestment from Fossil Fuels Picking Up Steam in Presbyterian Church USA
The Presbyterian Church USA now has six Presbyteries who support divesting from investments linked to fossil fuels, according to this WFPL News Article. While there…
Money, Influence, and Climate Change
The Editors of ETR went and saw a forum on climate change in NYC this past fall hosted by the North Country School and…
The Gentle Art
I keep a big folder full of favorite writings that have been assigned to me in various courses. It’s sort of the “greatest hits”…
Homecoming
I’m thinking, now, about home. I just visited the small Ohio village where I spent my high school years, and despite all the friends…