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On a Newly Numbered Road in Alabama
Almost a decade ago, I was on the road a good deal “preaching out” or what some itinerant ministers have called circuit riding.
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Non Sick, Non Snow Days
A ministerial colleague of mine posted on Facebook last week that he wished he could have a snow day. I was surprised that he hadn’t had one, given the extraordinarily blustery weather they seem to be having in his part of the country this winter.
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And Visit the Same Fast Food Place in the Same Alabama Town Twice in Two Days
Last weekend for the first time in quite a few years, I set out on Saturday morning for a preaching/talking ministerial gig more than three hundred miles away.
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Tree Climbing Recalled
It was probably a Sunday when, for the first and last time, I climbed a tree: A distressing episode that rolled out when I was 10 or so.
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On Envelopes
In one of the ubiquitous articles on resolutions that are annually dragged out, in more or less the same form, shortly before or after the New Year, I was admonished to give up cleaning out junk drawers.
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What Shall We Do in the Afternoons?
Restarting a personal blog (hopefully shared) is more difficult than creating that first one, especially picking the name.
Rev. Marti Keller
The heart of my vocational life is to bear authentic and courageous witness.
Marti’s Latest Book
Marti’s latest book of poetry, Red Wool Socks and Dark Chocolate: A Life in Three Lines (Matrika Press, 2020), in its attention to the objects and experiences in one’s everyday life, affirms the sentiment that haiku and haiku-like short verses can find their inspiration beyond the realms of nature and seasonal themes. Informed by marvelous examples given at the North America haiku conference, this chapbook features culturally appropriate observations and reflections. This expansive approach to these brief, immediate verses offers a satisfying interlude between the ordinary and the sacred.
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