Light Straw Clay
Let’s talk about light straw clay. First off, I love it. Secondly, what is it? And why is it worthy of love? Both of those questions have an answer. Light straw clay is a bunch of straw (hence the “straw” …
Tag: connection to the land
Greywater: Coming Soon, to a State Near You
I just found out through the Greywater Guide that Oregon has been working on adopting a permitting process for greywater systems. I know people who’ve been trying to make this happen for a long time, but seeing it in print just now — this is the …
Gruesome Beauty
The extended family on my in-laws’ side lives in the woods and farmland west of Eugene, where wild turkeys are a real nuisance plentiful. Knowing this, we put game on our Christmas list, and two days after the holiday we …
My Faith Must Be of This Land
This is an ongoing series of meditations on faith, in response to readings from the articles that preface The Oxford Study Bible. I will trust the reader to dig up the context if the meaning is unclear. I paused from …
Stories that Wear the Clothes of My People
This is an ongoing series of meditations on faith, in response to readings from the articles that preface The Oxford Study Bible. I will trust the reader to dig up the context if the meaning is unclear. When the “Jewish heirs of …
Expansion Angst
This is an ongoing series of meditations on faith, in response to readings from the articles that preface The Oxford Study Bible. I will trust the reader to dig up the context if the meaning is unclear. We’re not the …