Notes of a Make-Believe Farmer

Notes of a Make-Believe Farmer

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"Let the Children Come to Me"
A sermon
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Murder and Benign Majesty
Some fragmented thoughts on an ode to tomatoes, this strange season, growth, and good reading
Oct 24 • 
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"It Isn't Fair"
The testimonies of three American medical professionals who traveled to a devastated Gaza to volunteer
Oct 10 • 
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Prairie Eyes
Some fragmented thoughts on the tallgrass, signs of life, cherishing, an advocate for hope, and upcoming events
Oct 2 • 
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Medium-Sad and Medium-Glad
Some fragmented thoughts on gladness, good news, and beef with tomatoes
Sep 5 • 
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Have Mercy
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Farewell to Fozzie
Jun 11, 2024 • Jeff Chu 朱天慧
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A Stubborn, Defiant Hope
Nov 6, 2024 • Jeff Chu 朱天慧
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The Gospel According to Eeyore
Apr 13 • Jeff Chu 朱天慧
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Acts of Hope
Some fragmented thoughts on the ongoing Russia-Ukraine war, the witness of Ivanka Demchuk, an epic roadtrip, and a fat bumblebee amid the bean blossoms
Aug 21 • 
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Forms of Remembering
Some fragmented thoughts on quietness and the persistent garden, and a guest post from writer Katherine Ellis on the haunting of memory
Jul 18 • 
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Sometimes Love Looks Like a Potato
Some fragmented thoughts on an unexpected early-morning harvest
Jul 3 • 
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Paying Attention to the Beauty of the World
Some fragmented thoughts on James Rebanks's new book "The Place of Tides," a decade of legalized same-sex marriage, and the "Good Soil" tour
Jun 26 • 
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Pieces of Hope
Some fragmented thoughts on hope, souvenirs from the road, and heroic healing work
Jun 5 • 
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Joyride
A sermon for Ascension Sunday
Jun 2 • 
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The Place of Fracture
Some fragmented thoughts on the writer's invitation to surrender, threshold existence, irises, seedlings, a song of solidarity, and a boundary that…
May 25 • 
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Notes of a Make-Believe Farmer
Notes of a Make-Believe Farmer
Jesus, compost, tables and chairs
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Does Jesus Really Love Me?: A Gay Christian's Pilgrimage in Search of God in America
Wholehearted Faith
(co-authored with Rachel Held Evans)

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