by Mike Bellah
“Part memoir, part dream vision.”
The companion book to Bicycling through the Midlife Crisis presents the same story through a devotional lens. Part memoir, part dream vision, Dr. Bellah’s fast-paced novelette examines what it means to meet Jesus today through his body, the church.
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Graham says the walker/artist is teachable, and the teacher is nature. “Nature becomes your teacher, and from her you will learn what is beautiful and who you are and what your special quest is in life.” I get the “beautiful” part, but I’m wondering how nature is going to show me who I am and…
Before talking about enjoying walking, perhaps it would be good to explore the alternative: Why does one not like it? What makes it unfun? John Burroughs was a 19th century naturalist who hung out with the likes of Walt Whitman (“Leaves of Grass”) and John Muir (think Yosemite Park). Burroughs said that people don’t enjoy…
I want toys for Christmas. Can’t remember saying that since, hmm, maybe 1959. Growing up in the Bellah family, we kids had two categories of gifts: Toys Everything else “Everything else” included books, stocking stuffer and school stuff, but mostly it meant clothes—the multicolored socks from Aunt Fern, the sweaters knitted by our Granna. “Everything…
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