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No Sign Big Enough—Showing Up for Each Other!!!
Nothing much gets my attention like the first appearance of purple asparagus spears poking through wintered garden soil or apple blossoms ready to burst with the indescribable colorations and mini collosos-ness I can only call Divine. These rebirth us! They keep...
Born in a Barn?
Far back as I can remember, leaving the front door open was a sin. Coming or going, if you didn’t close the door of our farm house behind you, someone was sure to shout, “Were you born in a barn?” As a kid I heard it so often, I finally decided I was. Later, when I...
A Sawyer’s Thanksgiving: In Gratitude for ERs, Post-hole Diggers and Stupid Luck
Dear Net Zero Enthusiasts: I must be the most unreliable blogger in all of Creation anyway, but today you might as well know why it’s been an unusually long stretch since you’ve heard from me. Let’s just put it this way—there are several immutable commandments woven...
Imago Dei
Several times already we’ve had the privilege of rising early and taking the little guy from his...
Jackson, Tell Me About God
Our first grandchild was born July 12 and the whole universe blinked. This is the first I’ve...
Creating A Disturbance—Let Our People Go!
Last Thursday I was arrested. Along with 21 other Oregon clergy and faith leaders I received two...
The Road To Sheridan: Love Leads Us
At 11am last Sunday morning, June 24th, 2018, we worshipped at the Federal...
“The Satisfactions of the Mad Farmer”
About this time, each spring, I get Wendell Berry’s collection of poems, Farming: A Handbook, from...
Net Zero Intolerance: This was supossted to be Land of the Free
I would cite you to the Apostle Paul and his clear and wise command in Romans 13, to...
The King of Compost Challenges the Rat
Straight to the point: something was missing in the depths of my soul on this new place, until we...
C-O-M-P-O-S-T: My Latest (De)Composition
I’d like you to hear my new compost song. But it needs an intro. Erin’s wife, Amy, our newest...
There’s Always A Second Parade
The murders of 17 students and teachers at Marjory Stoneman Douglas High School has fully occupied...
Swords To Plowshares & Pipelines To Panels (4 of 4)
The time is coming soon when they will beat their swords into plowshares and spears...
















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