Wendell Berry is like grit for my fingernails, a writer who helps me breathe in the thickness of life. In his stunning essay, “Contempt for Small Places,” this farmer with a prophetic bent writes: “The health of the oceans depends on the health of rivers; the health...
The loudest voices in our culture herald a consistent message. Go big. Go viral. Get busy. Get distracted. Ooh! Look at this. Ooh! Shiny, shiny, shiny. Perhaps you’ve noticed this, too. The screens and software and computer devices we use are designed to train us to...
So often the Bible seems centuries and light years away. I struggle to connect with the old metaphors and ancient agricultural society. I have a hunch, I’m not the only one. What does it mean to know that Jesus is the Good Shepherd when the only place you’ve...
