Lay of the Land
Middle of Nowhere
THERE IS NO ROAD, hasn’t been a road since Gerlach, that crust of a town where we turned from pavement to playa, to hairline-fractured hardpan Continue reading
Inner Life
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Conscience and Resistance
To find clarity in times of conflict, we must listen to the quiet voice within. Continue reading
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Fear Itself
Overcoming the instinct to be afraid is one step toward peace between people and nature. Continue reading
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Gaze Upon This World
An update from the author: I’m back in Alabama, taking the dogs out on an early Sunday morning. Long grass soaks my boots with dew. The light is pearly, the day’s Continue reading
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Fred Bahnson on Christianity and Climate Change
Climate change raises existential questions—ones that, some argue, exist more comfortably in the realm of morality than science. So might the world’s religious traditions help us face the challenges of the Continue reading