Why Climate Activists Need to Steward Democracy
byGrowing up, some of my most cherished memories took place on Grandpa Dwight’s farm. The farm was his retirement project, his attempt to cultivate…
Writing
The Mountains, Our Neighbors
byText: Luke 10:25-37 “The Parable of the Good Samaritan” [This sermon was delivered originally at the Festival of Young Preachers 2014 in Nashville, TN.] …
Collapsing Stars
byGrief isn’t something children are born understanding. At six years of age, I stood in front of the window gazing out at the darkness…
The Vulning Earth
byNot long ago, I attended the ordination service of a former roommate and long-time friend. The event was a formal way to confirm—with song…
From The Field: The Good Seeds
byThe Evil Weeds When conservation and Christianity intersect it’s usually framed as “Creation Care.” I’m a big fan of the Creation Care movement and…
A Voice of Blood and Coal
byA Time to Tend It was sunny and 74 degrees when I got a phone call that Art, the grumpy old widower, was about…
Living Among: The Restorative Function of Talking Beasts
byBeing a lover of wild creatures in the hidden nooks of the woods, my favorite movie as a young child was Disney’s Bambi. The…
Review: “Ecology, Virtue, and Ethics: An Introduction to Christian Environmentalism”
byEcology, Virtue, and Ethics: An Introduction to Christian Environmentalism Kathryn D. Blanchard and Kevin J. O’Brien Waco, Baylor University Press, 2014. 220 pp. $35.96….
What Ash Wednesday is Really About
byA sermon based on the lectionary text for Ash Wednesday, Year B: Matthew 6:1-6, 16-21 Ash and Honesty I read somewhere recently that Ash Wednesday…
Interstellar Job
byI am thinking now about Job and Interstellar. You know… the ancient story written a few thousand years ago and Christopher Nolan’s new space-odyssey…