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What do Wendel Berry and Dale Woods have in common?
Mindfulness, podcasting, and being careful about our habits
The 2018 Seminary
The Holy Spirit and Power-washing my driveway
Where I write and study these days
Running the Spiritual Path
Reflective running gear and God
Open Letter to my MP and Prime Minister about Student Grants
An open Letter to my MP
Dear Mr. MacGregor, I am a church minister in the Presbyterian Church in Canada and a constituent in your riding. I’m neither a politician nor a political scientist, I am a concerned citizen with at least some notion of the responsibilities of the office of Governor General and Prime Minister. My understanding must be wrong if a person representing the Supreme Governor of…
Donald Trump and the Crisis of faith (no not that faith)
Maybe 15 years ago I worked at the Chapters bookstore on Rideau Street in Ottawa. I was interested in politics, and one day I had the distinct pleasure of informing Joe Clark, the politician, that he needed his own Chapters discount card, the policy said he couldn’t use the one in his wife’s name.…
10-minute method for passion
You gotta take someone along with you
Morning 10 minute drill
What are people for? Essays by Wendell Berry
I just realized that while I may not be old, I am old enough to no longer remember when certain personally influential writers came into my life. Few are more important to me than Wendell Berry. His lucid prose, his tight poetry, and the insight and clarity of his essays mean that whenever I pick up one of his books I will not be disappointed. In fact, I regularly re-read…
The Unfinished Reformation: what unites and divides Catholics and Protestants after 500 years. By Gregg Allison and Christopher Castaldo.
The weekend effect. The life-changing benefits of taking time off and challenging the cult of overwork. By Katrina Onstad.
Embrace the Suck. Stephen Madden-reviewed
Airlines, churches, and the sense of ownership
La La Land and bated breath
