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December 2013

December 18, 2013

The most important book of 2013…

In the very intentional Sabbath practices out of which these poems were born, Berry guides...

November 2013

November 25, 2013

Wendell Berry Sabbath poem – “Will-lessly the leaves fall”

Just finished my review of the new, complete collection of Wendell Berry's Sabbath poems entitled...

October 2013

October 10, 2013

Barbarians At The Gate?

We are, in essence, the barbarians at the gates of our North American culture, but...

June 2013

June 21, 2013

Uniting Ecology and Economy – A Response to Wendell Berry

In this month's issue of The Progressive magazine, there is a wonderful article by Wendell...

December 2012

December 22, 2012

How to Be a Poem

Today I was thinking about spiritual formation and what came to mind was a poem...

November 2012

November 02, 2012

Wendell Berry and The Body.

After recently re-reading Wendell Berry’s essay “Health is Membership” and being struck by its pertinency...

November 01, 2012

Agrarian News…

It's no secret that agrarian thought has deeply shaped both John and I in our...

October 2012

October 20, 2012

The Groaning Table

After recently re-reading Wendell Berry’s essay “Health is Membership” and being struck by its pertinency...

September 2012

September 14, 2012

Supporting Each Other in Sickness and in Health

After recently re-reading Wendell Berry's essay "Health is Membership" and being struck by its pertinency...

September 11, 2012

False Economies and False Gods

This morning I was re-reading my favorite Wendell Berry essay, "Discipline and Hope," which has...

May 2012

May 06, 2012

There Are No Unsacred Places

My pastor, Bob Henry, read this wonderful blog post this morning at Silverton Friends Church....

April 2012

April 30, 2012

Technology, Community and Discernment.

John's post on Saturday on the Moral Importance of the iPhone reminded me of one...

April 26, 2012

Brief Remarks at a Tree Dedication

The arts and craft college where I work sits on an 11-acre wooded campus in...

March 2012

March 12, 2012

Eternal Beings Living in Time: On Wendell Berry’s “Jayber Crow”

I have an unusually long commute these days, a burden I am taking steps to...

February 2012

February 16, 2012

Inhabit Conference

One of the key convictions of Slow Church is that God's plan for reconciling all...

February 12, 2012

Wendell Berry on the Necessity of Limits.

I'm settling in with friends old and new at the Convent in Cincinnati for a...

November 2011

November 30, 2011

[Daily Advent Reflection] Incarnating Christ in our Places.

Incarnating Christ in Our Places. Daily Advent Reflection. Chris Smith. Micah 5:1-5a Wednesday November 30,...