Thereโs a lot of hand wringing right now. Some of the world’s news sounds alarming and more than a little confusing. Earlier this summer we thought the pandemic was perhaps winding down. For many of us, a majority of adults…
You’re listening to podcasts while your feet hit pavement. Or while you hold the steering wheel. You’re listening at your laptop while yourย fingers carry out tedious parts of your work day. Or while you chop vegetables on the kitchen…
Lenten Lights S ~ Play In the City Park of New Orleans stands a century-old carousel. Something this old and ornate and fun feels impossible for me to resist photographing. The afternoon light when we visit is not terribly cooperative,…
Learning about Writingย Iโve been reading Wendell Berryโs 2010 bookย Imagination in Place. I like a book that doesnโt have to have the requisite colon and subtitle. (Donโt get me wrong, I like colons and subtitles, but itโs a pleasant change…
Imagination This month I am working on an article with my partner in research in the Learning Pastoral Imagination Project. Chris Scharen and I are writing about pastoral imagination itself. And as a part of that we are reviewing literature…