By Jason Fowler on 04/13/2012
We would listen to his sermon on the resurrection of Jesus and sing hymns in the cold, subtle light of early morning. Today…though I’ve begun listening to a different kind of sermon.
Posted in Environment & Creation, Features, Voice of One Calling | Tagged christian faith, creation, GOD, great outdoors, Jesus, nature, preaching, resurrection, sermons, spring |
By Ragan Sutterfield on 04/26/2010
Four and a half miles from the end of our hike, we came across a gigantic pile of sawdust…this area had been clear cut and run through the mill. Now that history was mostly invisible except with careful observation…
Posted in Agrarian Notebook, Environment & Creation, Features | Tagged creation, ecology, Gerard Manley Hopkins, great outdoors, hiking, nature, resurrection, sawmill |
By Rachel Timm on 11/27/2009
A Hasidic story tells of a rabbi’s son who used to wander in the woods. The rabbi asked his son, “I wonder why each day you walk in the woods?” The boy replied, “I go there to find God.” “That’s very good, son. But, don’t you know that God is the same everywhere?” “Yes,” the boy answered, “but I’m not.”
Posted in Church & World History, Features, Life In The Spirit | Tagged celtic christianity, Church History, hasidic story, nature, Prayer, solitude, thin places |
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