Blog Impractical LoveImpractical is a dodge, it gives cover to the status quo. It’s a failure of imagination.Tim Van DeelenAugust 4, 2022
Blog BluegillsWe fished with vintage gear and landed bullish slab bluegills. We laughed and celebrated the big little fish and filled…Tim Van DeelenJuly 21, 2022
Blog Great BearAnthropologist Julien d’Huy and his collaborators collected Cosmic Hunt stories from around the world and broke them down into discrete,…Tim Van DeelenJune 30, 2022
Blog 52 SnakesThe “what good?” question is misguided. It defines “good” in terms of human interests and commodifies nature,Tim Van DeelenJune 9, 2022
Blog More of the SameI see anguished families. My pastor would tell me I am seeing the face of Christ. We can’t let this…Tim Van DeelenMay 26, 2022
Blog Lawn Care (less)Turns out sloth and stubbornness are earthkeeping virtues here. All we need is the courage to do nothing.Tim Van DeelenMay 12, 2022
Blog Big ShowThis is the big show. The players are arriving, and the curtain is rising. I’m a recent adult-onset birder, but…Tim Van DeelenApril 28, 2022
Blog Shut It Down!Easter is simultaneously the most earthy and transcendent moment of Christianity. What I cannot reconcile is our cavalier attitude toward…Tim Van DeelenApril 14, 2022
Blog Cruelest MonthDeer suffer and die in the spring. The graceful movement sputters and stops. The liquid limbs grow cold and stiff.Tim Van DeelenMarch 31, 2022
Blog From where we get lifeFaith-driven earthkeeping requires you to exercise your civic-life agency – your voting, the issues you pay attention to, the environmental…Tim Van DeelenMarch 17, 2022