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@davoh such a wonderful book. First encountered during my first semester of grad school.
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@aemiliana yes! Deservedly on your list, no matter how high your stack is. :-)
\n","url":"https://micro.blog/dswanson/94909306","date_published":"2026-07-30T12:28:01+00:00","author":{"name":"David Swanson","url":"https://dwswanson.com/","avatar":"https://cdn.micro.blog/photos/96/https%3A%2F%2Fmicro.blog%2Fdswanson%2Favatar.jpg","_microblog":{"username":"dswanson"}},"_microblog":{"date_relative":"2026-07-30 12:28","date_timestamp":1785414481,"is_favorite":false,"is_bookmark":false,"is_deletable":false,"is_conversation":true,"is_linkpost":false,"is_mention":true}},{"id":"94909182","content_html":"@ChrisJWilson yes, I believe it is the same. I always appreciate a hardcopy for notes and highlighting. 
\n","url":"https://micro.blog/dswanson/94909182","date_published":"2026-07-30T12:26:41+00:00","author":{"name":"David Swanson","url":"https://dwswanson.com/","avatar":"https://cdn.micro.blog/photos/96/https%3A%2F%2Fmicro.blog%2Fdswanson%2Favatar.jpg","_microblog":{"username":"dswanson"}},"_microblog":{"date_relative":"2026-07-30 12:26","date_timestamp":1785414401,"is_favorite":false,"is_bookmark":false,"is_deletable":false,"is_conversation":true,"is_linkpost":false,"is_mention":true}},{"id":"94877518","content_html":"@aemiliana I appreciate this! It sounds like we share a number of assumptions and starting points and my experience so far sounds very similar to yours. I am a big fan of Pope Francis’s encyclical on the environment if you get a chance to ever read that one. 
\n","url":"https://micro.blog/dswanson/94877518","date_published":"2026-07-29T22:22:02+00:00","author":{"name":"David Swanson","url":"https://dwswanson.com/","avatar":"https://cdn.micro.blog/photos/96/https%3A%2F%2Fmicro.blog%2Fdswanson%2Favatar.jpg","_microblog":{"username":"dswanson"}},"_microblog":{"date_relative":"2026-07-29 22:22","date_timestamp":1785363722,"is_favorite":false,"is_bookmark":false,"is_deletable":false,"is_conversation":true,"is_linkpost":false,"is_mention":true}},{"id":"94877453","content_html":"@mwerickson I agree! Maybe we can find time for a reflection call after you get a chance to read it. 
\n","url":"https://micro.blog/dswanson/94877453","date_published":"2026-07-29T22:19:38+00:00","author":{"name":"David Swanson","url":"https://dwswanson.com/","avatar":"https://cdn.micro.blog/photos/96/https%3A%2F%2Fmicro.blog%2Fdswanson%2Favatar.jpg","_microblog":{"username":"dswanson"}},"_microblog":{"date_relative":"2026-07-29 22:19","date_timestamp":1785363578,"is_favorite":false,"is_bookmark":false,"is_deletable":false,"is_conversation":true,"is_linkpost":false,"is_mention":true}},{"id":"94877432","content_html":"@adders I’m a couple of chapters in and it certainly seems worth your time.
\n","url":"https://micro.blog/dswanson/94877432","date_published":"2026-07-29T22:18:49+00:00","author":{"name":"David Swanson","url":"https://dwswanson.com/","avatar":"https://cdn.micro.blog/photos/96/https%3A%2F%2Fmicro.blog%2Fdswanson%2Favatar.jpg","_microblog":{"username":"dswanson"}},"_microblog":{"date_relative":"2026-07-29 22:18","date_timestamp":1785363529,"is_favorite":false,"is_bookmark":false,"is_deletable":false,"is_conversation":true,"is_linkpost":false,"is_mention":true}},{"id":"94854899","content_html":"@cjhubbs I’m really appreciating it thus far.
\n","url":"https://micro.blog/dswanson/94854899","date_published":"2026-07-29T14:24:50+00:00","author":{"name":"David Swanson","url":"https://dwswanson.com/","avatar":"https://cdn.micro.blog/photos/96/https%3A%2F%2Fmicro.blog%2Fdswanson%2Favatar.jpg","_microblog":{"username":"dswanson"}},"_microblog":{"date_relative":"2026-07-29 14:24","date_timestamp":1785335090,"is_favorite":false,"is_bookmark":false,"is_deletable":false,"is_conversation":true,"is_linkpost":false,"is_mention":true}},{"id":"94854890","content_html":"Magnifica Humanitas: “Technological innovations, including artificial intelligence… must be evaluated by asking a crucial question: Do they truly help individuals and peoples to become more humane and fraternal, while respecting our common home and future generations.”
\n\nAnyone else reading this?
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Magnifica Humanitas: “Technological innovations, including artificial intelligence… must be evaluated by asking a crucial question: Do they truly help individuals and peoples to become more humane and fraternal, while respecting our common home and future generations.”
\n\nAnyone else reading this?
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Sabbatical has meant I’ve most been away from Chicago this summer. A few days at home means a quiet morning enjoying my favorite cinnamon roll (laminated dough, raisins) on Medeci’s sidewalk cafe.
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Next up, The Glorians. My first time reading Terry Tempest Williams.
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@todd whoa! Somehow that seems more intimidating than a physical copy.
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\n","url":"https://micro.blog/dswanson/94494805","date_published":"2026-07-23T01:01:00+00:00","author":{"name":"David Swanson","url":"https://dwswanson.com/","avatar":"https://cdn.micro.blog/photos/96/https%3A%2F%2Fmicro.blog%2Fdswanson%2Favatar.jpg","_microblog":{"username":"dswanson"}},"_microblog":{"date_relative":"2026-07-23 01:01","date_timestamp":1784768460,"is_favorite":false,"is_bookmark":false,"is_deletable":false,"is_conversation":true,"is_linkpost":false,"is_mention":true}},{"id":"94486616","content_html":"I lugged this 800 page doorstop to Costa Rica, the Black Hills, and just finished it here in northern Michigan. Worth it! Mostly a romp through primary sources by an expert and playful guide, McCarraher’s case about our collective Mammon-worship is hard to deny.
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@ReaderJohn we had to rent one bike for our group so starting in Glen Arbor made the most sense. Tiffany’s Cafe made a great halfway point. 
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\n","url":"https://micro.blog/dswanson/94479554","date_published":"2026-07-22T19:34:57+00:00","author":{"name":"David Swanson","url":"https://dwswanson.com/","avatar":"https://cdn.micro.blog/photos/96/https%3A%2F%2Fmicro.blog%2Fdswanson%2Favatar.jpg","_microblog":{"username":"dswanson"}},"_microblog":{"date_relative":"2026-07-22 19:34","date_timestamp":1784748897,"is_favorite":false,"is_bookmark":false,"is_deletable":false,"is_conversation":true,"is_linkpost":false,"is_mention":true}},{"id":"94456456","content_html":"From the scorching heat of the Black Hills last week to the fall-like temperatures of Lake Ann, MI. The smoke has dissipated and it’s shaping up to be a perfect day for a bike ride on the Sleeping Bear Heritage Trail.
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@isaacgreene will be curious to know what you think about it.
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\n","url":"https://micro.blog/dswanson/94456198","date_published":"2026-07-22T11:48:01+00:00","author":{"name":"David Swanson","url":"https://dwswanson.com/","avatar":"https://cdn.micro.blog/photos/96/https%3A%2F%2Fmicro.blog%2Fdswanson%2Favatar.jpg","_microblog":{"username":"dswanson"}},"_microblog":{"date_relative":"2026-07-22 11:48","date_timestamp":1784720881,"is_favorite":false,"is_bookmark":false,"is_deletable":false,"is_conversation":true,"is_linkpost":false,"is_mention":true}},{"id":"94336968","content_html":"@isaacgreene it’s The Nature of Oaks by Tallamy. Highly recommended!
\n","url":"https://micro.blog/dswanson/94336968","date_published":"2026-07-20T16:48:58+00:00","author":{"name":"David Swanson","url":"https://dwswanson.com/","avatar":"https://cdn.micro.blog/photos/96/https%3A%2F%2Fmicro.blog%2Fdswanson%2Favatar.jpg","_microblog":{"username":"dswanson"}},"_microblog":{"date_relative":"2026-07-20 16:48","date_timestamp":1784566138,"is_favorite":false,"is_bookmark":false,"is_deletable":false,"is_conversation":true,"is_linkpost":false,"is_mention":true}},{"id":"94228788","content_html":"@davoh Ben told me that he couldn’t resist sharing what he learned from you about freshwater muscles with his sustainability class a couple of days ago. 
\n","url":"https://micro.blog/dswanson/94228788","date_published":"2026-07-18T13:37:40+00:00","author":{"name":"David Swanson","url":"https://dwswanson.com/","avatar":"https://cdn.micro.blog/photos/96/https%3A%2F%2Fmicro.blog%2Fdswanson%2Favatar.jpg","_microblog":{"username":"dswanson"}},"_microblog":{"date_relative":"2026-07-18 13:37","date_timestamp":1784381860,"is_favorite":false,"is_bookmark":false,"is_deletable":false,"is_conversation":true,"is_linkpost":false,"is_mention":true}},{"id":"94228697","content_html":"There are about 250 bighorn sheep living in Badlands National Park and I was fortunate enough to spend a few minutes with this one yesterday morning.
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If you find yourself driving on I-90 between Sioux Falls and Rapid City, ignore the countless billboards for Wall Drug but don’t miss the scenic loop through the Badlands.
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\nOn my last evening at the Wheaton College Field Station I waded into Rapid Creek at dusk to watch the cedar waxwings enjoy their insect dinner over the water. Tomorrow I begin the drive back to Chicago. It’s been a wonderful week!
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\n@philosopher it really was.
\n","url":"https://micro.blog/dswanson/94105974","date_published":"2026-07-16T13:01:41+00:00","author":{"name":"David Swanson","url":"https://dwswanson.com/","avatar":"https://cdn.micro.blog/photos/96/https%3A%2F%2Fmicro.blog%2Fdswanson%2Favatar.jpg","_microblog":{"username":"dswanson"}},"_microblog":{"date_relative":"2026-07-16 13:01","date_timestamp":1784206901,"is_favorite":false,"is_bookmark":false,"is_deletable":false,"is_conversation":true,"is_linkpost":false,"is_mention":true}},{"id":"94049197","content_html":"It has been hot in the Black Hills this week. This has meant getting out early which, like this morning’s hike to Buzzards Roost, leads to some quiet and beautiful scenes.
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\n@davoh I stopped by there initially but wound up at Sheridan.
\n","url":"https://micro.blog/dswanson/93961493","date_published":"2026-07-14T03:48:18+00:00","author":{"name":"David Swanson","url":"https://dwswanson.com/","avatar":"https://cdn.micro.blog/photos/96/https%3A%2F%2Fmicro.blog%2Fdswanson%2Favatar.jpg","_microblog":{"username":"dswanson"}},"_microblog":{"date_relative":"2026-07-14 03:48","date_timestamp":1784000898,"is_favorite":false,"is_bookmark":false,"is_deletable":false,"is_conversation":true,"is_linkpost":false,"is_mention":true}},{"id":"93957860","content_html":"@mwerickson truly. You ever make it out this way?
\n","url":"https://micro.blog/dswanson/93957860","date_published":"2026-07-14T01:29:42+00:00","author":{"name":"David Swanson","url":"https://dwswanson.com/","avatar":"https://cdn.micro.blog/photos/96/https%3A%2F%2Fmicro.blog%2Fdswanson%2Favatar.jpg","_microblog":{"username":"dswanson"}},"_microblog":{"date_relative":"2026-07-14 01:29","date_timestamp":1783992582,"is_favorite":false,"is_bookmark":false,"is_deletable":false,"is_conversation":true,"is_linkpost":false,"is_mention":true}},{"id":"93955066","content_html":"Very glad I thought to bring my folding kayak to the Black Hills. Not pictured: the osprey hanging out on the tree limb about twenty feet above the shore.
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On Saturday I began a leisurely two-day drive to the Black Hills which included a wonderful breakfast with @davoh in Sioux Falls. I’m staying at the Wheaton College Science Station for the week, a beautiful place which offers these sorts of views a mere 20-minute hike from my cabin.
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@davoh wonderful company and conversation over a fantastic meal! Thanks again.
\n","url":"https://micro.blog/dswanson/93925535","date_published":"2026-07-13T13:10:57+00:00","author":{"name":"David Swanson","url":"https://dwswanson.com/","avatar":"https://cdn.micro.blog/photos/96/https%3A%2F%2Fmicro.blog%2Fdswanson%2Favatar.jpg","_microblog":{"username":"dswanson"}},"_microblog":{"date_relative":"2026-07-13 13:10","date_timestamp":1783948257,"is_favorite":false,"is_bookmark":false,"is_deletable":false,"is_conversation":true,"is_linkpost":false,"is_mention":true}},{"id":"93836385","content_html":"@davoh thank kindly! Just sent an email with my phone number.
\n","url":"https://micro.blog/dswanson/93836385","date_published":"2026-07-11T17:09:59+00:00","author":{"name":"David Swanson","url":"https://dwswanson.com/","avatar":"https://cdn.micro.blog/photos/96/https%3A%2F%2Fmicro.blog%2Fdswanson%2Favatar.jpg","_microblog":{"username":"dswanson"}},"_microblog":{"date_relative":"2026-07-11 17:09","date_timestamp":1783789799,"is_favorite":false,"is_bookmark":false,"is_deletable":false,"is_conversation":true,"is_linkpost":false,"is_mention":true}},{"id":"93833500","content_html":"@dswanson also, I will be driving through your neck of the woods tomorrow and again on Friday on my way to and from the Wheaton College science station in Rapid City. Any coffee shop or lunch recommendations for me? 
\n","url":"https://micro.blog/dswanson/93833500","date_published":"2026-07-11T16:01:34+00:00","author":{"name":"David Swanson","url":"https://dwswanson.com/","avatar":"https://cdn.micro.blog/photos/96/https%3A%2F%2Fmicro.blog%2Fdswanson%2Favatar.jpg","_microblog":{"username":"dswanson"}},"_microblog":{"date_relative":"2026-07-11 16:01","date_timestamp":1783785694,"is_favorite":false,"is_bookmark":false,"is_deletable":false,"is_conversation":true,"is_linkpost":false,"is_mention":true}},{"id":"93830203","content_html":"@ablerism I think a day or two in San Jose would suffice. We stayed in the small community of Esterillos on the Pacific coast. Just what we like: less touristy, quiet, access to outdoors. Didn’t need to plan everything ahead; easy to get the lay of the land once we were there. We loved it!
\n","url":"https://micro.blog/dswanson/93830203","date_published":"2026-07-11T14:36:45+00:00","author":{"name":"David Swanson","url":"https://dwswanson.com/","avatar":"https://cdn.micro.blog/photos/96/https%3A%2F%2Fmicro.blog%2Fdswanson%2Favatar.jpg","_microblog":{"username":"dswanson"}},"_microblog":{"date_relative":"2026-07-11 14:36","date_timestamp":1783780605,"is_favorite":false,"is_bookmark":false,"is_deletable":false,"is_conversation":true,"is_linkpost":false,"is_mention":true}},{"id":"93656200","content_html":"@davoh thanks! I’ve read one of Law’s guides and found it very helpful.
\n","url":"https://micro.blog/dswanson/93656200","date_published":"2026-07-08T16:32:43+00:00","author":{"name":"David Swanson","url":"https://dwswanson.com/","avatar":"https://cdn.micro.blog/photos/96/https%3A%2F%2Fmicro.blog%2Fdswanson%2Favatar.jpg","_microblog":{"username":"dswanson"}},"_microblog":{"date_relative":"2026-07-08 16:32","date_timestamp":1783528363,"is_favorite":false,"is_bookmark":false,"is_deletable":false,"is_conversation":true,"is_linkpost":false,"is_mention":true}},{"id":"93476429","content_html":"@davoh thanks for this! A question: I’ve got two months left of my sabbatical. Anything you’d recommend if I want to take up this sort of sketching?
\n","url":"https://micro.blog/dswanson/93476429","date_published":"2026-07-05T14:10:04+00:00","author":{"name":"David Swanson","url":"https://dwswanson.com/","avatar":"https://cdn.micro.blog/photos/96/https%3A%2F%2Fmicro.blog%2Fdswanson%2Favatar.jpg","_microblog":{"username":"dswanson"}},"_microblog":{"date_relative":"2026-07-05 14:10","date_timestamp":1783260604,"is_favorite":false,"is_bookmark":false,"is_deletable":false,"is_conversation":true,"is_linkpost":false,"is_mention":true}},{"id":"93474502","content_html":"We spent a few hours at Catarata El Salto yesterday morning before returning to our rental home where five macaws were noshing on the beach almond tree next door.
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\n@ablerism been saying that a lot during this visit.
\n","url":"https://micro.blog/dswanson/93474213","date_published":"2026-07-05T13:07:46+00:00","author":{"name":"David Swanson","url":"https://dwswanson.com/","avatar":"https://cdn.micro.blog/photos/96/https%3A%2F%2Fmicro.blog%2Fdswanson%2Favatar.jpg","_microblog":{"username":"dswanson"}},"_microblog":{"date_relative":"2026-07-05 13:07","date_timestamp":1783256866,"is_favorite":false,"is_bookmark":false,"is_deletable":false,"is_conversation":true,"is_linkpost":false,"is_mention":true}},{"id":"93398840","content_html":"Costa Rica’s national parks are spectacular. Yesterday we arrived early to Manuel Antonio and beat the crowds and today I about had Carara to myself… aside from a troop of monkeys and a whole bunch of birds.
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\nAnother stops-you-in-your-tracks morning on Costa Rica’s Pacific coast.
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\nAfter two wonderful weeks staying with the Casa Adobe community, this morning our family made the drive to Costa Rica’s Pacific coast and our little beachside home for the next week.
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A 9-hour layover in Miami was a good reason to spend some time exploring Little Havana: a delicious Central American breakfast, a perfectly balanced cigar enjoyed in the shop where it was rolled, and a refreshing cup of freshly squeezed papaya-watermelon juice. Now southbound to Costa Rica with the Florida...
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Paddled my new folding kayak about an hour south from our neighborhood beach. Now enjoying some day-off reading with the Chicago skyline as a backdrop.
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We Are Not Helpless: “As we reclaim our God-desired agency over the small decisions, gentle words, and generous actions which make up a human life, we find that we are not as helpless before the systems of violence as we were led to believe.”
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\n","summary":"","url":"https://dwswanson.micro.blog/2026/05/20/church-folks-is-there-any.html","date_published":"2026-05-20T13:54:59+00:00","author":{"name":"David Swanson","url":"https://dwswanson.com/","avatar":"https://cdn.micro.blog/photos/96/https%3A%2F%2Fmicro.blog%2Fdswanson%2Favatar.jpg","_microblog":{"username":"dswanson"}},"_microblog":{"date_relative":"2026-05-20 13:54","date_timestamp":1779285299,"is_favorite":false,"is_bookmark":false,"is_deletable":false,"is_conversation":true,"is_linkpost":false,"is_mention":false,"is_podcast":false,"note":"","syndication":[]}},{"id":"90417396","content_html":"I recently had the privilege of preaching for a seminary commencement. I spoke about the temptation of relevancy pastors face. “A Christianity that has appropriated the tools of consumer capitalism expects measurable and impressive results from its ministers.”
\n","summary":"","url":"https://dwswanson.micro.blog/2026/05/18/i-recently-had-the-privilege.html","date_published":"2026-05-18T14:29:13+00:00","author":{"name":"David Swanson","url":"https://dwswanson.com/","avatar":"https://cdn.micro.blog/photos/96/https%3A%2F%2Fmicro.blog%2Fdswanson%2Favatar.jpg","_microblog":{"username":"dswanson"}},"_microblog":{"date_relative":"2026-05-18 14:29","date_timestamp":1779114553,"is_favorite":false,"is_bookmark":false,"is_deletable":false,"is_conversation":true,"is_linkpost":false,"is_mention":false,"is_podcast":false,"note":"","syndication":[]}},{"id":"89182196","content_html":"After the stillness of winter, it’s always such a lift to hear the birdsong return to Jackson Park. Thanks to the ruby-crowned kinglets, white-throated sparrows, yellow-rumped warblers, and all the others who joined me for my walk this morning.
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\nThe Crowd Has Departed: To those who value efficiency and power, the work we’ve given ourselves to will typically appear foolish and weak.
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