Notes of a Make-Believe Farmer

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Some fragmented thoughts on suspicions and warnings, the invitations of beauty, ancient Chinese poetry, and dried beans
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When the World Is Too Much
Some fragmented thoughts on living through a modern deluge of news and information, the appeals of simplicity, good sportsmanship, and writing advice
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A Gracious Reception
Some fragmented thoughts on how we read, essays, empathy, tortillas, zinnias, the late-summer garden, and the discipline of joy
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Good Flowers Make Good Neighbors
Some fragmented thoughts on random acts of poop-related kindness, bees and butterflies, home, tempura, and wise advice for writing and life
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A Time to Grow
Some fragmented thoughts on the life of a young farmer and the hard labor of growing food for others, tomato season, and deadlines
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Reaping and Readying
Some fragmented thoughts on harvesting, getting ready for future seasons, two new and very different books, and hope
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Cry, the Beloved Country
Some fragmented thoughts on my encounter with violence in South Africa, the beauty and the sorrow of a gorgeous land, a garden's grace, and a…
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Postcard from the Wilderness
Some fragmented thoughts on surviving a quad-bike ride, a visit to Botswana with my nephew, and the lessons of wetland abundance and desert flourishing
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Call and Response
Some fragmented and personal thoughts on ministerial ordination, community, love, and my own ongoing process
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Beauty and Goodness
Some fragmented thoughts on making things that last, a small furniture company in Philadelphia, blossoming hydrangea, thriving carrots, mangoes, and a…
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The Parable of the Bindweed
Some fragmented thoughts on a tangled mess, acting against a weed vs. being for the flourishing of the garden, strawberries, and a favorite Tracy…
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A Contradiction of Sandpipers
Some fragmented thoughts on smoky skies, degraded ecosystems, the resurrection of Tulare Lake, cooking for a friend, and reflections on a pilgrimage
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Notes of a Make-Believe Farmer
Notes of a Make-Believe Farmer
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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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