'Mere survival is not the vocation of Christians.'

Most men--myself included--are tough nuts to crack.

Nurturing new growth from life's soil

Finding God in moments that surprise us

Fidelity to a particular place or person means saying no to a number of other opportunities

In the middle of a muggy summer in southern Indiana, with daytime temperatures near or over 100 degrees, it is hot on our little organic vegetable farm in the Ohio River valley. And although we have central air conditioning in our home, this summer we decided not to turn it on. Why has my family ch

At dawn I fired up my old Ford farm tractor. It is three years older than I am and the same age as my wife, who has weathered the decades far better than it has. Various fluids leak out when it is parked or running. The power steering works only occasionally. The engine runs hot if it has worked too