The Faithful Agrarian
Growing Relevant Dirt
Short post. I’m determined to post about this opportunity in as many places as possible. Kinda like the words of John Wesley: Do all the good you can,By all the means you can,In all the ways you can,In all the places you can,At all the times you can,To all the people you can,As long as …
I try to keep my blog to stories around what it means to be a faithful agrarian. I have a new category for stuff that I need to write that doesn’t quite fit – Random. While this blog post has the random label, in some ways it is anything but random. Today marks 10 years …
For the past couple weeks as a part of a class I’m taking from the Forest Therapy School, I’ve been listening to The Book of Rewilding: A Practical Guide to Rewilding, Big and Small by Isabella Tree & Charlie Burrell on Audible. I’m supposed to walk in silence and absorb all my local forest has …
The General Convention of the Episcopal Church (GC) is a triennial gathering of Episcopalians from the United States, Cuba, Haiti, Honduras, Dominican Republic, Ecuador, Venezuela, Taiwan, and the Convocation of Episcopal Churches in Europe. It has two legislative bodies, the House of Bishops and House of Deputies (made up of priests, deacons, and laity). Kind …
Sometimes I use the label, Agrarian Evangelist. It sounds corny, presumptuous, and opaque. It usually requires a conversation. A few of my friends, those immersed in Jesus, church, creation care, gardening, etc. like it and wish there were more AE’s around. Fact is, there are. They just practice what I preach. I’ve never been comfortable …
Random Blog Posts: Along with my strived for bi-monthly blog of original work, I’m going to start posting random articles, ideas, and all manner of stuff I find interesting. According to vocabulary.com: Something that’s random is lacking in order, plan, or purpose. It happens totally by chance, like the random picking of lottery numbers or …
I love Raspberries! Wild, U-Pick, Farm Stand, Farmers Market, Store Bought, Frozen, Shakes, Smoothies, Jam, Sundaes… Easily my favorite berry and fruit. I had an encounter with raspberries and strawberries last month. Since I was in the middle of a sermon writing block on Jesus and the moneychangers (John 2:13-22), I decided on road trip …
I have been accused of being a procrastinator, which I vehemently deny. Not really, I own it. Runs in the family (Tod Petersen). I was famous for pulling all-nighters in college and seminary. Some of my best work. I have an accountability partner to help NOT procrastinate in 2024 when it comes to telling agrarian …
August is my aortaversary month. I spend a good chunk of time contemplating my mortality. Nine years ago I had an aortic dissection and landed in the hospital for 4 months. I came close to biting the big one. I was initially misdiagnosed at a local hospital. Thankfully, at my wife’s insistence I got carted …
Earlier this month I spent 5 remarkable days at It’s All About Love: A Festival of the Jesus Movement, a huuuge Episco-Shindig at the Baltimore Convention Center (BCC). I gathered enough material for weekly blogs for the rest of the year. Don’t worry, I’m going to be modest and aim for 2 per month. After …
Watching a solar or battery robotic lawnmower a couple weeks ago at an unnamed theological seminary got me thinking, yet again, about turf grass. I have a tiny speck of turf grass at my home that gets mowed with a Brian-powered push mower. I determined again, for at least the 4th time, that the grass …
