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A Poem
This poem was authored by Wendell Berry in 2008. I thought it fitting for Spring’s beauty that surrounds us. —– A man is walking in a field and everywhere at his feet in the short grass of April the small … Continue reading
The Problem With Lassaiz-Faire
Entrepreneurialism and innovation in the free market can be great things. They have the potential to increase productivity, manage limited resources, improve standards of living, and perform incredible feats of industry. The concept of free markets is really a perspective … Continue reading
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Tagged economics, faith, farming, musings, natural living, permaculture, philosophy, poetry, reflections, sustainability, theology
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A Morsel of Hopkins
Whenever I haven’t read poetry in a while, I remember my love for it by going to Gerard Manley Hopkins. Perhaps my favorite poem by Hopkins is entitled God’s Grandeur. God’s Grandeur The world is charged with the grandeur of … Continue reading
A Sonnet – For you, the voluptuous object of my longing
Enframed by thorned necessity, Your darkened beauty tempts me from the vine. Outreached, my hand would seize upon A fleeting chance to savor the divine. And yet your poisoned barbs give pause In my determination to advance. Now hesitant, should … Continue reading
“Memories, like the corners of my mind…”
Enough years have passed to go diggin’ for old memories. Here are a few in prose. TEN MEN/”Happy Thoughts” So dainty and empowering, her hand in the crook of my arm is like a declaration, “I am with him.” Good … Continue reading
Our Homebirth
Meet Saylor Jack Bechtold. His entrance into the world was not easy, but it was truly beautiful. We desire your prayers for the newest member of The Ozark House and the Bechtold family. Check back soon to read Nathan and … Continue reading
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Tagged baby, birth, community, health, homemade things, natural living, organic, philosophy, poetry, pregnancy, theology
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Why I Am Not A Buddhist
This is one of my favorite contemporary poems. It’s by a woman who calls herself Molly Peacock. I promised it recently, and now it is here…along with a photo I found/made. WHY I AM NOT A BUDDHIST I love desire, … Continue reading
A Lament Over The Thoroughly Modern (and completely uninquisitive) Church
Only answers from the front Or queries insincere at best. Declarations need (want) to blunt Honest, open, wandering quests for truth – questions. Only answers from the front: Outlined charts and sermons, lest The holy hunger that we want … Continue reading
White Meat Missing
Our chickens roam free, foraging for bugs, worms, and other nasties hidden under leaves and rotten logs. They were allowed this freedom their first morning at their new abode, and soon thereafter, vanished. We wrangled up all but three, made … Continue reading
