Jun 25 2009

Present at the Creation

picture17pngOne of my favorite nieces was married last weekend. (Note: I have many nieces, and they are all favorites.) The family and I travelled from Wisconsin to Vermont to celebrate this event with the rest of our rather large extended family, and we expected that this would not be an ‘ordinary’ wedding. Nor were we disappointed. Read more »

Jun 09 2009

Not-so-old Literature: Wendell Berry and the Pleasure of God

Wendell Berry [courtesy Wikipedia Images]

Wendell Berry (courtesy David Aaron Marshall)

“Wendell Berry (born August 5, 1934, Henry County, Kentucky) is an American man of letters, academic, cultural and economic critic, and farmer. He is a prolific author of novels, short stories, poems, and essays. He is also an elected member of the Fellowship of Southern Writers.” – thus Wikipedia introduces one of my favorite authors.  Among his many achievements, however, he is not listed as a theologian. Read more »