Thoreau 7
Choosing Wildness
Even if I cannot patch every leak, I still may carry some water. After all, a leaking bucket is not necessarily an empty bucket. I guess I will have to…
Thoreau and the Eco-Puritans of Concord
While Thoreau was by no means a Puritan, I think that similarities regarding the human occupation and the goodness of creation are evident in both.
Let us Converse Together (Without Our Phones)
Bilbro’s book is a careful study through profound literary texts about how we live in a world that has no patience for careful study through profound literary texts.
Remembering Irving Petite, “Issaquah’s Thoreau”
Today the man described as “Issaquah’s Thoreau” is largely forgotten. His books have been out of print for years and the anniversary of what would have been his 100th birthday…
Read Not the Times. Read the Eternities: A Review of Reading the Times
When our own churches are divided and bubbled up in their own media worlds, unable to agree on basic “facts” related to current events, you know its time to take…
The Dirt on Resilience
I have come down with a severe case of confirmation bias. I count myself as one of those who believe that contact with the earth is a good thing. In…
What You Need to Know About Henry David Thoreau
This is an entry in FPR’s One Thousand Words series. Over the next few months, perhaps longer, several dozen contributors will tell us what we need to know about a…