"Thou shall not kill" is foundational to my understanding of spiritual life as a disciple of Jesus Christ.

I explain that the world as God intends it to become is seen through the signs of the miraculous, particularly in the ministry of Jesus.

Photo of Earth Day event in East Central Neighborhood

When I was in the bright dawn of my faith, I was so sure the whole universe hung on “believing” all the right things. As I move out of the long sun of the mid day of my faith, I'm not so sure 'behaving'  is the nexus of eternity I've …

Read about community gardens here. Eric BlauerI am Frederick Christian Blauer IV, but I go by Eric, it sounds less like a megalomaniac but still hints at my Scandinavian destiny of coastal conquest and ultimate rule. I have accumulated a fair number of titles: son, brother, husband, father, pastor, writer, …

Community gardens are becoming practical ways to cultivate a more healthy neighborhood and foster opportunities to build more relationships within the community they are planted within. Three years ago, Jacob’s Well started a garden and this year looks like it’s going to be even more fruitful than it has been. …