The Intersection of Faith and Culture
“Trailer Trash” was the theme of the event, and its guests had embraced that fully: the garish colours of the paint that had been splattered across so many jean cut-offs clashed loudly with the lacy thongs that whale-tailed for freedom in every direction. It was a flashy, sexy, sweaty summer […]
The day hurricane Katrina hit we were sitting around tables at a restaurant somewhere outside of Atlanta. I finished my pizza, fidgeted with the salt shaker, and glanced at the corner of the room where a television hung, fixed on CNN. I remember the text as it crawled across the […]
I walk a tightrope from the apartment door to my bedroom each day, hoping not to fall into the abyss of anxiety, anger, and negativity that lies between them. The climb up to the tightrope is no better. As the elevator rises, so does my anxiety about what I will […]
Everyone knew who they were. Wandering the halls in steel-toe boots, jeans, and plaid, they talked tractors and nodded from under hats bearing the logos of local feed suppliers. They skipped school — not to bum around the mall or smoke up down the street — but to help with harvest. […]
Move over Edward; vampires are so yesterday. It’s the zombies who are lumbering their way to the forefront of popular culture now, dragging bloody limbs and collectively moaning their one demand: “Brains!” Well, from the looks of it, they may be after a chance at stardom as well. Who would […]
The standard of the exploiter is efficiency; the standard of the nurturer is care. Wendell Berry On car rides as a child, I used to watch the countryside out the window. As we traveled along highways that cut through what used to be farmland, I remember seeing old barns, now […]