trees
Healing from the ground up
In her memoir, Lore Ferguson Wilbert draws connections between her life and the forest‘s understory.
Super tree powers (Jeremiah 17:5-10; Psalm 1)
Trees symbolize a holy channel that faithfully stewards the power of God into the world.
by Amy Ziettlow
The witness of trees in uncertain times
There’s just one oak left at Mamre.
Some trees are like mothers
Scientist Susanne Simard on how trees communicate and nurture each other
by Jane McBride
Considering the trees on Ash Wednesday
Each tree in my neighborhood is the tree of life.
Trees communicate with one another. I’m trying to listen.
My favorite is a 100-year-old male cottonwood. I call him Grandfather.
The autumn of our discontent
As leaves fall from the trees, Ali Smith helps us fall into the dreams and fears of her characters.
A garden of gratitude: Poet Ross Gay
"I've learned a lot from working with trees. More important, I've worked with people on imagining how to love each other."
interview by Amy Frykholm
Acacias in the desert: Breaking the cycle of drought
Life in Africa's Sahel region is precarious. There is little biodiversity, annual crops offer a meager harvest, and when the rains don't come famine does. But there is a way to break this cycle.