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The Work of Local Culture [excerpt]

The Work of Local Culture [excerpt]

By Wendell Berry on 12/11/2009

I know that one resurrected rural community would be more convincing and more encouraging than all programs of the last fifty years, and I think that it could be the beginning of the renewal of our country, for the renewal of rural communities ultimately implies the renewal of urban ones.

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Work for Free

Work for Free

By Ragan Sutterfield on 12/09/2009

Perhaps we should give up on making a living from our work and simply do it because we are called to it and offer our work to our neighbors as a free, gift just as we have received freely.

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Reclaiming Christmas

Reclaiming Christmas

By Bill Guerrant on 11/17/2009

Isn’t our culture’s commercialization of such a holy event every bit as profane as selling doves and changing money in the courtyards of the temple? I wonder what would happen if Jesus walked into an American mall…with songs proclaiming his birth being piped in to induce purchases.

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Jesus is Here to Ruin Your Sweet Little American Dream

Jesus is Here to Ruin Your Sweet Little American Dream

By Ed Cyzewski on 11/11/2009

If there’s one thing the financial crisis has taught me, it’s that our dreams of wealth and stability are fragile. Jesus wants us to give up on these little dreams we carry and protect…he’s offering an alternative that will not perish or fade away.

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