Wildness Will Save the World

From Dean Ohlman on January 19, 2012

While spending a few days thinking through the meaning of Nicolai Berdyaev’s declaration that “beauty will save the world,” I bought Joel Salatin’s new, guilt-inducing book Folks, This Ain’t Normal: A Farmer’s Advice for Happier Hens, Healthier People, and a … Continue reading »

Painted Donkeys

From Dean Ohlman on January 17, 2012

When I started working as director of communication for Mission India in 1982, it was felt that for my writing I needed to experience India as soon as possible; so by mid-autumn that year, I found myself in that fascinating … Continue reading »

Beauty Will Save the World

From Dean Ohlman on January 15, 2012

Some time ago one of my WOC posts ended up in the nether world of cyberspace where it got bounced around by some art lovers who rankled at my statement that “if I saw a Picasso in nature, I would … Continue reading »

Heartsick In Yosemite

From Dean Ohlman on January 12, 2012

At the age of 37 I entered a three-year “dark night of the soul” called mid-life crisis.  No, I didn’t buy a red sports car, abandon my family, and become a beach bum.  Mostly I cried a lot.  Sometimes at … Continue reading »

Earth Theology

From Dean Ohlman on January 10, 2012

Earth theology. That phrase likely makes many conservative Christians uncomfortable.  It shouldn’t.  Whose earth is it anyway?  Does it belong to the New Agers?  Does it belong to the secular humanists?  To the pagans?  To the pantheists?  No it does … Continue reading »