Where I interview an aging man who hopes to pass a life exam

Posted on May 7, 2017 by stephen t berg / 8 Comments

Lac Ste Anne, Alberta December, 2016 Life is short, but how trite to say… What do you mean? I mean we say this but rarely think it through, which makes it hack...

Beauty/Culture/Love/Music/Writing

“Wicked Game,” why so beautiful, why so evocative?

Posted on March 1, 2016 by stephen t berg / 3 Comments

Forgive this brief diversion from Grow Mercy’s usual concerns (not like it’s a first), but I’m down at Credo Coffee, and Chris Isaak’s “Wicked Game” is just now...

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The Road is How – Trevor Herriot

Posted on May 17, 2014 by stephen t berg / 6 Comments

Trevor Herriot continues to write some of the best nature literature around. His three previous books – Grass, Sky, Song, (which earned him a nomination for the...

Beauty/Christianity/Mercy/Peace/Poetics/Poverty/Spirituality

News in time for Christmas

Posted on December 14, 2012 by stephen t berg / 8 Comments

Have you heard this news? That mutual love is natural to us and not resentment? Can you think of what this means? And did you hear this report? That Love has an...