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Stones Stones Stones 29.03.2025 10:03 ↓

Pondering the balance of form and function.

One Moment at a Time 23.03.2025 11:55 ↓

You don't have to be strong to push back the weight of the earth, you just do it one moment at a time.

The Recurring Struggle 15.03.2025 10:26 ↓

How does one teach himself to rest from work that feels like rest?

A Great Deal of Work is Taking Place Elsewhere 08.03.2025 14:35 ↓

Sometimes, we can see evidence of work being done somewhere else, but even if we can't see it, it doesn't mean it isn't happening.  

Surprises 01.03.2025 15:08 ↓

No matter how slowly you learn to live, life is fast.

Showers of Blessing 22.02.2025 16:39 ↓

Learning to submit to blessings when they seem like inconveniences.  

If The Lord Builds the House 15.02.2025 14:52 ↓

We gather a great deal of things as we go through life, but perhaps the only things we can keep are the moments in which we are present enough to gather them.  Be in those moments, and hang on to them when everything else we've gathered returns to dust. Let's find our dwelling in a house that is built to last.

Stiff Finger Therapy 08.02.2025 9:33 ↓

Adding the brilliance of Johann Sebastian Bach to the ordinary of the days on The Farm.  

Breaking Stick Tools 01.02.2025 10:22 ↓

Solving problems and breaking tools.  

More Tools 25.01.2025 11:35 ↓

Becoming a tool among the many tools from past generations, and being used to make things that last.

Hammers and Chisels 18.01.2025 10:48 ↓

Looking forward to building after tearing down for quite some time.

Subverting the Achilles Paradox 12.01.2025 9:51 ↓

How can one go so far, and still get no closer to where he's going?

Dreaming a New Retaining Wall 04.01.2025 10:14 ↓

Traditionally, people were innovative.  One isn't traditional simply by doing things the old ways.  

Naming and Noticing 28.12.2024 11:42 ↓

One cares for what he names, and he names what he cares for.

Christmas Special Edition 25.12.2024 5:54 ↓

Pondering the experience of the neonatal Christ Child on a bright Christmas morning.

Advent Special Edition 4 23.12.2024 15:33 ↓

A series of contemplations on popular contemporary themes of Advent.

Hanging with the Critters 20.12.2024 12:55 ↓

After a while, Papa Rod finds that he's just become one of the critters.

Advent Special Edition 3 - The Waiting 17.12.2024 9:35 ↓

Pondering the advantage of slowing down, waiting, and experiencing the story as it is told.

Authority and Responsibility 13.12.2024 8:34 ↓

Pondering whether there is actually a difference between authority and responsibility.

Advent Special Edition 2 (Waiting for the Perfect Man) 09.12.2024 9:58 ↓

Pondering the consequences of doing things on our on timeline.  

Superheroes 07.12.2024 7:57 ↓

Do Superheroes allow us to be more hopeful victims, or do they inspire us to become Superheroes?

Advent Special Edition - In Between Times 03.12.2024 6:40 ↓

Pondering what it means to live in the in between, and deciding to look ahead. 

The Gravely Beast Becomes a Monster 30.11.2024 6:28 ↓

Dad doesn't just bail me out of trouble, he transforms the Gravely into a monster!

The Sargasso Sea 23.11.2024 10:36 ↓

Standing in the headwaters of a small stream, one ponders the vast ocean into which he flows.

The Incredible Lightness of the Gravity of Moments 16.11.2024 8:12 ↓

There is a deep beauty in working with people you love.