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November 10, 2025

Good news bad news. Oh, wait.

Today Anne Lamott reminded me of an old, probably ancient, story that’s relevant again, one I’ve heard several times before and you probably have, too. In the story, a farmer wakes to find that a herd of wild horses has broken down the fences surrounding his acreage. Much repair work lies ahead for the farmer Continue reading

Ruminations

Anne Lamott, Ecclesiastes, Francis Quarles, Heart Sutra, joy, Ozymandias, patience, Trump, Wendell Berry
January 15, 2022

Where’s everybody going?

“I had a farm in Africa at the foot of the Ngong Hills.” So Karen Blixen begins Out of Africa, the account of her life in Kenya. At the beginning of the movie based on the book, Meryl Streep repeats that line wistfully, as if invoking a memory. “I had a farm in Africa . Continue reading

Ruminations

a wedding in Cana, abundant life, body of Christ, Fahrenheit 451, Gospel of Thomas, Jesus’ first sign, joy, Karen Blixen, kingdom of God, Meryl Streep, new life, new wine, oral library, Out of Africa, parable of the great banquet, telling the story, the best life, Thich Nhat Hahn

About Me

Rich Neal is, in no particular order, a wordsmith and graphic designer; lover of typography, books, and publishing; photographer; contemplative; saunterer; and a retired and still-active pastor. He claims neither special wisdom nor particularly deep insight into life, only occasional glimpses of what lies behind the veil along the way. He shares them here in the hope of connecting the pieces of life’s puzzle that come to him in the journey and would consider it a gift if sharing them also connected him with others who travel an unmarked path toward the same unknown end.

joy

Good news bad news. Oh, wait.

Where’s everybody going?