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A Liturgy for the Wrapping of Christmas Gifts by Wayne Garvey and Douglas McKelvey O Great Giver of All Good Gifts, I sit amongst rolls...
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Dec 13, 2018
Comic Review: The Light Princess
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A Spare Oom Of My Own
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Dec 5, 2018
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Dec 4, 2018
An Interview with Russ Ramsey, Part 2: The Confounding Gospel
Do you ever find yourself thinking, “I really want to dig into scripture, but I just don’t know where to start”? Did that one poem from...
Nov 29, 2018
C. S. Lewis, Madeleine L’Engle, and the Power of Storytelling
It’s often said that politics is downstream from culture. This is not strictly true, since our laws do shape our culture, and our sense...
Nov 26, 2018
A Unique Opportunity for North Wind Manor
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Nov 26, 2018
Intersecting Lines
I imagined something once as a kid, and have pondered it every so often since. What I first imagined was a map on which all the travels I...
Nov 19, 2018
Feelings Like Water
Long ago, in the quiet of our mothers’ wombs, the snow began to fall. Blood and water and food came into our bodies and nourished us....
Nov 14, 2018
An Interview with Russ Ramsey, Part 1: The Compelling Thrift of Scripture
Do you ever find yourself thinking, “I really want to dig into scripture, but I just don’t know where to start”? Did that one poem from...
Nov 12, 2018
The (G)race of Community
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Nov 6, 2018
A Better Story: An Election-Day Rumination
Last week the students in my Writing Close to the Earth online class read George Orwell’s classic essay, “Politics and the English...
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Tuna Noodle Casserole
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The Horrific Denial of Darkness
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Oct 29, 2018
A Word of Thanks for Eugene Peterson
Last week one of the dearest saints of our era stepped into the Long Hello. Eugene Peterson, a pastor, teacher, theologian, and writer...
Oct 25, 2018
There’s Method in the Chaos
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Oct 24, 2018
Saturday Night Meal: Chinese Take-Out
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Sticking to Hope
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Oct 19, 2018
Friday Night Meal: Chili
[Editor’s note: This year at Hutchmoot, John Cal not only fed us with delicious food; he nourished us with beautiful stories, providing...
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Thursday Night Meal: Cassoulet
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