Today
"Here, late, middle, age, / the trees mean more / and the sky means more / and some of the people / I need to patch up with are dead."
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Consider the Birds
Community organizing is often hard and contentious work. How can people stay committed when the world becomes overwhelming?
The Birds of the Air
Every time we assist another creature—human or otherwise—through the pain of this life, even in a small way, we lighten our collective load.
God’s Breath
"He said don’t breathe on them / or their mother won’t return."
Read "God's Breath," a new poem by Peter Spaulding.
Lost and Found
"I lost my first faith / somewhere in the pew, / and found another / in the April yard."
The Early Birds
"Now every bird / & beast & tree & leaf enacts his rising / and greens itself against the bitter dearth / that curses every creature until Spring / frees us from our winter sleep."
Crazy Backwards Grace
A new poem by Andrew Taylor-Troutman about birds, death, and backwards grace.
Autumn Day
A new poem by Ruth Johnston, participant in the summer 2014 writing workshop, Poetry, Prose and Prayer: A Week with Michael Dennis Browne.
The Robin
How is the robin in The Lion, the Witch, and the Wardrobe a symbol for discernment? Find out in our third excerpt from Advent in Narnia: Reflections for the Season.
