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Some fragmented thoughts on sacred architecture, the chef Rodrigo Pacheco and how we honor history, the land, and one another through what we eat and cook

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Some fragmented thoughts on planting seeds, tulips and daffodils, lunch with my in-laws, Top Chef, and Evolving Faith 2022

Jeff Chu 朱天慧

May 14

Some fragmented thoughts on what it means to be at home, the beginnings of a garden, the new show "Heartstopper," the resilience of a wild ecosystem…

Jeff Chu 朱天慧

May 5

Some fragmented thoughts on Good Friday, the reality of death, the complexity of grief, and the truth of being human

Jeff Chu 朱天慧

Apr 15

Some fragmented thoughts on my tortured ordination process, a Palm Sunday sermon, French music, poetry, and tulips

Jeff Chu 朱天慧

Apr 7

Some fragmented thoughts on the work of the Ukrainian icon painter Ivanka Demchuk, the ongoing toll of the Russian invasion of Ukraine, and hoping for…

Jeff Chu 朱天慧

Mar 21

Some fragmented thoughts on some questions you sent me, placemaking, the weirdness of church, beans in their own broth, and creating cosmos

Jeff Chu 朱天慧

Mar 10

Some fragmented thoughts on the humanity of Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky, his call for solidarity, Lenten discipline, and songs of solace

Jeff Chu 朱天慧

Mar 4

Notes of a Make-Believe Farmer

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