Voices

A blog from the Bruderhof

How Do Bruderhof Members Vote?

October 11, 2019 by

Some of us get really excited about this stuff. Raised voices. Flapping arms. Stomping. I’m sorry to say that the arguments occasionally degenerate to the point where people’s faith is called into question. Does it matter? I think it does. As a...

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Life in Community

two men talking together at the Bruderhof, a Christian community with Anabaptist origins
man standing by a fence

Life in Community

Song for October

October 9, 2019 by

As the community’s vegetable gardener I spend quite a bit of time thinking (farmers have a lot of time to think!) about the earth and our relationship to it. The song talks about the fact that this planet, while it’s not paradise, is probably the... Read More

sun on the Catskill Mountains

Autumn in the Catskills

October again. In the Catskill Mountains, nature is pulling out the stops one by one, building in a colorful crescendo... Read More

Life in Community

Justice

My Summer at the Border

October 4, 2019 by

The first few times I gave this explanation I was surprised by the lack of a negative reaction to my work here. From what...

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World

Stars and Laughter: An Open-Air Opera

October 2, 2019 by

Back in August my wife and I were privileged to see our first opera, a classic: The Elixir of Love by Gaetano Donizetti. Set...

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Life in Community

Do All Dogs Really Bite?

September 28, 2019 by

Some of this generalization, at least, seems to make sense. Isn’t it good to have clear lines in life? Bad guys should go to...

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