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The Rise and Fall of the Machines
No doubt you have noticed that my output for the last two or three weeks has been less prolific than usual. My apologies for that, but I blame the…
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Hurry Up and Wait
Advent is a time of preparation and anticipation; it's a waiting game. But it is the kind of waiting that is designed to make us check our hearts rather…
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The Divine Comedy
It has sometimes been said that "God has a sense of humor." This is actually a pretty keen theological observation. Here's why. Laughter is inaugurated…
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November 2023
Homer was from Texas
Dad stopped by this evening with a gift in tow. “I know how you love that book of his, so I figured you’d enjoy this. They say it’s new,” he said as he…
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Owed to a Grapefruit
Jim was a sullen fourteen-year-old boy when his aging English teacher in rural Michigan, Donald Crouch, first encountered him. The boy was unnaturally…
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Hear, O Israel, The Lord is One
Do Christians and Jews Worship the Same God?
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How to Roast a Possum
There are few kinds of critters that roam the countryside that I haven’t eaten at least once. Deer, squirrels, armadillos, raccoons, wild hogs and the…
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October 2023
Tools
“I bet Daddy’s got a tool for that,” Cason said as four of us huddled together underneath the hood of my truck at two o’clock this morning. One of my…
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The Peanut Gallery
I never want another dog. As I made the 30 mile trek home from the veterinarian’s office with the stiff body of my 14 year old cur dog, Katie, beside…
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Manifesto
Wendell Berry has been, among other things, a prophet for our times. His poem, “Manifesto, though written decades ago, is a blueprint for this hour. I…
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Coffee, Waffles, and Gunsmoke
This morning I struck up a conversation with an old man over breakfast at the local Huddle House. He was sitting by himself drinking a cup of coffee. He…
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September 2023
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