When Empire Demands the Fealty of Spiritual Leaders

Spiritual Field Notes in Response to Allegations Pentagon Officials Dressed Down Representatives of the Catholic Church for Its Public Criticisms of the…

Apr 9 • Nathan Daniel Blake

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March 2026

5 Minute Meditation - On Defending Our Position in Pride

Into the Brambles: March 31, 2026

Mar 31 • Nathan Daniel Blake

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5 Minute Meditation - The Blessing & Curse of Humanity

Into the Brambles: March 30, 2026

Mar 30 • Nathan Daniel Blake

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5 Minute Meditation - The Refining Forge of Spiritual Wilderness

Into the Brambles: March 26, 2026

Mar 26 • Nathan Daniel Blake

5 Minute Meditation - The Pride & Blasphemy of Our Own Might & Power

Into the Brambles: March 25, 2026

Mar 25 • Nathan Daniel Blake

5 Minute Meditation - The Kingdom Moves Through Obedience, Not Power

Into the Brambles: March 24, 2026

Mar 24 • Nathan Daniel Blake

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Crooked, Messy, & A Little Dangerous

a few words on what it means to be formed in forgotten places

Mar 20 • Nathan Daniel Blake

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January 2026

The 24 Rhythms of Hearth & Hinterland: Incarnational Living

Words on Staying Put in a World That Wants to You to Float Away

Jan 12 • Nathan Daniel Blake

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October 2025

The 24 Rhythms of Hearth & Hinterland: Reclaiming Forgotten Places

Words on our call to remember, restore, and repent for making desolate what God created as good.

Oct 20, 2025 • Nathan Daniel Blake

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The 24 Rhythms of Hearth & Hinterland: Wilderness Walking

Words on our call to be a light and presence in the darkest periods of peoples' lives

Oct 13, 2025 • Nathan Daniel Blake

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September 2025

The 24 Rhythms of Hearth & Hinterland: Sabbath Rest & Seasonal Retreats

Words on the Art of Learning to Say "Enough" of You and "More" of God through Cyclical Rest

Sep 22, 2025 • Nathan Daniel Blake

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July 2025

The 24 Rhythms of Hearth & Hinterland: Live Incarnationally

Words on living a faith that is rooted in right practice & presence instead of right thought & theology.

Jul 24, 2025 • Nathan Daniel Blake

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