I walk up toward my back hedge, carrying a bowl of split and rotten apples. The last few, I didn't manage to eat. I toss them among the feet of the trees. They'll make a perfect snack for some foraging critters. I straighten. The wind picks up, waving its invisible fingers through the leaves. A … Continue reading As Summer Fades
Change
Say No to the Barbarian Horde
I come to you this week asking a genuinely curious question. Should churches update the old hymns' language--- when they sing them at all? It's a thought that's been lurking in the back of my mind for some time. It resurrected last week while I listened to a podcast interview between Jordan Peterson and Douglas … Continue reading Say No to the Barbarian Horde
The Nature of a Healthy Life
Now is the time of change--- hibernation. The trees shed their clothes and settle down to sleep, and perhaps their roots stir with thoughts and dreams of what's to come. They look forward to that quiet time--- the dormancy above which nature's harshness will blast--- they look forward to that time of rest and storing … Continue reading The Nature of a Healthy Life
Seeking Prose 