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Hold Fast
byFor a guy who is in seminary, I must admit that it’s pretty embarrassing how frequently I read something Jesus said and have a…
Bill McKibben on Faith and the Church
byInterviewing someone who has influenced and shaped your own writing is daunting, especially when that someone is Bill McKibben. McKibben, who now spends much…
Meeting the Mad Farmer: A Weekend with Wendell Berry
byA voice has begun to resonate through the cluttered halls of our modern consciousness. It is a voice that pleads for sanity in the…
Staring into the Fiery Furnace
byChristians like pretty much the same things best: singing, praising, communion, and complacency. In Wendell Berry’s essay “Christianity and the Survival of Creation,” Berry…
A Soiled Spirit
bySo listen to them, heed them. Who never touch the Earth, can never be in Heaven. – Adam Mickiewicz I stood alone in the early…
Love in the Digital Age
bySpoiler Alert: The following article makes reference to some key themes and plot developments in the recent Oscar Nominated film, Her. If you have…
Homecoming
byI’m thinking, now, about home. I just visited the small Ohio village where I spent my high school years, and despite all the friends…
Beauty, Destruction, Gore-Tex, and Coffee
byClasses are cancelled today due to lack of hustle. Also because an ice storm hit Central Jersey last night. Trees are down, roads are…
Winter’s Rise
byThe endless dark green ribbon glides by, ruffled gently by the occasional gust of winter as it rushes its way up the river under…