Blogs about: Wendell Berry

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How far do you go?

markblaker wrote 1 day ago: How far away does the death of a child have to be before it ceases to be a tragedy?  Next door? … more →

Tags: Margaret Thatcher, Bulgaria, Balkans, brussels, England, Scotland, scottish independence

A Small Glow of Editorial Satisfaction

Andrew Philip wrote 2 days ago: The new issue of Irish Pages, entitled Memory, has just arrived today. It includes work by Michael L … more →

Tags: Scots, Poetry, Visual art, Magazines, Photography, poetic forms, abnominal, irish pages, Kettillonia

So I Planted Flowers

dgmonck wrote 2 days ago: This is the third Spring we’ve lived on Loudon Avenue. Our first taught me a gardening lesson: … more →

Tags: gardening, perfectionism, Anna Watson Carl, common prayer, Farmer's Markets, Francis de Sales, KY, Lexington, Martha Stewart

What is Worth Saving? (sermon)

irrevspeckay wrote 3 days ago: Village Church, Cummington, MA May 19, 2013 Karen G. Johnston Candidate for the Unitarian Universali … more →

Tags: Sermons, Joanna Macy, Great Turning, Monsanto Genetically modified Seeds, Erakulapally, David Bollier, Kathy Harrison, Jamestown, climate change

Complicity, Confession, and Forgiveness Within the (Missional) Church4 comments

scottemery wrote 4 days ago: Complicity The past 10+ years my wife and I have been involved in (what is typically called) “ … more →

Tags: Books, Church Stuff, confession, Dietrich Bonhoeffer, Forgiveness, James K. A. Smith

Savoring The Sabbath ...

missawn wrote 4 days ago: Whatever is foreseen in joy Must be lived out from day to day. Vision held open in the dark By our t … more →

Tags: Quotes, patience, Prayer, stillness, Joy, Peace, Listening, rest, Work

Philosophy bomb on modern healthcare

dep31 wrote 4 days ago: I picked up a book at the library a week ago that I find equally inspiring, edifying and appalling.  … more →

Tags: Still Thinking, Agrarian, C-section, Christian, Food and Medicine, healing, health, Health Care, Holistic medicine

The Love of Farming1 comment

briarcroft wrote 5 days ago: Farmers farm for the love of farming. They love to watch and nurture the growth of plants. They love … more →

Tags: barn, farm, farm life, Haflinger, Haflinger Horses, horses, rural life, Barn, Farmer

Health and wisdom and indwelling light

Vicki Winslow wrote 5 days ago: If we will have the wisdom to survive, to stand like slow growing trees on a ruined place, renewing, … more →

Tags: Environment, Gardens, Philosophy, Poetry, environment, forest, Part 2: A Vision, Poetry, work song

Food For Thought2 comments

Jeremy F wrote 6 days ago: The most important thing to balance your mind, body, and spirit and overall well-being is NUTRITION. … more →

Tags: Unplugged-life, Mind, Spirit, health, raw-foodism, Food, Nutrition, Lifestyle Choices, Vegetarianism

To Know the Dark

Kestrel Montague wrote 6 days ago: To go in the dark with a light is to know the light. To know the dark, go dark. Go without sight, an … more →

Tags: Life, Literature, Inspiration, Poetry, Quote, Poem

wendell for wednesday

sara wrote 1 week ago: “When a community loses its memory, its members no longer know each other. How can they know e … more →

Tags: Wendell for Wednesday, Community

5 Quotes to Inspire You to Study Abroad1 comment

Zoé J wrote 1 week ago: To put things succinctly, study abroad is… pretty awesome. Right? We know how hard it is to di … more →

Tags: Alumni, ISEP, Growth, Henry Miller, Inspiration, Learning, Leibniz Universität Hannover, Quotes, Ralph Waldo Emerson

The peace of wild things

thestrengthoftheabsurd wrote 1 week ago: Last night, I arrived in Victoria, B.C. greeted by my dear friends. When we departed Toronto, there … more →

Tags: Trust, Peace, Creation, Beauty, Peacocks, Serenity

Assorted Boxes of Ordinary Bones

originalnerdster wrote 1 week ago: Mornings on the porch Working from home has been a lot like funemployment, only with slightly less t … more →

Tags: Nerdgasm, Musicness, Politics, Time Management, Art & Literature, occupy, Education, Rosemary Clooney, Agrarian

On Wendell Berry4 comments

sarah k wrote 1 week ago: I was reading Wendell Berry tonight and felt inspired to write a little. Here is the short poem I wr … more →

Tags: Creation, Poetry, Grace, writing, Poetry, Poem, The Earth, wonder as i wander, short poem

american life in poetry: the vacation

Dana wrote 1 week ago: by Ted Kooser, U.S. Poet Laureate, 2004-2006 If we haven’t done it ourselves, we’ve known people who … more →

Tags: American Life in Poetry, Poems, Poetry, Ted Kooser

Wendell Berry, "To My Mother"

James F. wrote 1 week ago: I meant to post this yesterday for obvious reasons. But with my family leaving town, a Josh Ritter c … more →

Tags: Poetry, MOTHERS DAY, Poetry, To My Mother

Updating Wendell Berry for the Internet Age: A Healthy Technological Skepticism1 comment

Gabriel Popkin wrote 1 week ago: In 1987, Wendell Berry complained in a delightfully grumpy essay that “a number of people” were advi … more →

Tags: Distraction, Information Overload, Internet, Social Media


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