09/03/2026
Wendell Berry was a poet, novelist, farmer, and fierce advocate for the care of creation.
For decades, he worked the land at Lane’s Landing near Port Royal, Kentucky. He wrote poems with a pencil. He planted trees he would never live to see fully grown. Throughout his life, he kept asking what it means to belong to a place, to one another, and to the earth that sustains us.
In many of his poems, Berry spoke through a literary alter ego he called “the Mad Farmer.” His was a voice suspicious of endless growth and restless consumption. It was a voice that called us to honor limits and live with gratitude, affection, and the holiness of ordinary things.
This Sunday, we’ll gather around poetry, song, scripture, and the Communion table to explore The Mad Farmer’s Gospel. Join us at 10am MST in-person or online.
