Category: Guest Column
Wendell Berry
I wish I liked to read, because if I did I would probably be a bigger Wendell Berry fan than I am. I was at an event last year and had a chance to hear Mr. Berry interviewed about his life’s work, about family farms, Kentucky, and his faith. He also read a couple of his poems. I stood next to the back wall with dozens of others that ringed a room that sat 700. It was a remarkable 90 minutes of stories, plain spoken words about greed, what America has become, and redemptive work to do on behalf of the human family and creation. Here is a snippet of an article from grist.org that gives you a glimpse into the thought of this talented author and faithful servant.
Faith and Fears in Wendell Berry’s Kentucky
By Darby Minow Smith | Oct 20, 2014 | Grist.comBerry’s mind is one of the most famous and respected in environmentalism. The farming poet has been writing since the ’60s, and has more than 50 books to his name. His timeless tomes show a deep love of nature and rich understanding of the power of community. Described as the “modern-day Thoreau,” Berry holds up the simple, good things in the world while decrying the forces of greed and globalization that sully them. The man knows how to pack a punch in just a few words: “There are no unsacred places; there are only sacred places and desecrated places.’’
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Hack the Church?
This headline caught my attention this morning, “Hack the Church.” Here is a paragraph from the Sojo.net article.
Hack the Church
by Catherine Woodiwiss | Sojo.net | May 15, 2015Llewellyn’s dappled journey — from biblical scholarship to tech-minded collaboration — reveals a potent lens that Christians across denominations are using to repurpose, mobilize, and reform the church. In hacking, they see a model for the future of Christianity.
The term “hacking” has undergone a recent transformation in the popular lexicon, back to its amorally general origins as a method of discovery and recombination. For every Heartbleed-like scare today, there are innumerable cheery Buzzfeed tips to hack your life; and while the digital bandits of Anonymous capture our imagination, “hackathons” — community-oriented workshops to solve urban challenges — have popped up in many major cities.