Why is anything intrinsically so valueless so obviously desirable?
Science is showing us that we are even more connected to each other than we ever realized.
No society has fulfilled its democratic promise if people go hungry. . . If some go without food they have surely been deprived of all power. The existence of hunger belies the existence of democracy.
Honest hope has an edge. It's messy. It requires that we let go of all pat answers, all preconceived formulas, all confidence that our sailing will be smooth. It's not a resting point. Honest hope is movement.
Our food system takes abundant grain,which people can't afford,and shrinks it into meat,which better-off people will pay for.
The good life for me always meant connecting with those big, important issues that grown-ups get so excited about.
With an eco-mind, we get ready for surprises, for we realize it's just not possible to know what's possible.
The city has a face, the country a soul.
Running helps me stay on an even keel and in an optimistic frame of mind.
One must have tradition in oneself, to hate it properly.
The Spirit is not given to make Bible study needless, but to make it effective.