Archive - The Laurel Hells by Nathan Daniel Blake

The 24 Rhythms of Hearth & Hinterland: Giving with an Open Hand

Some lessons come hard.

6 hrs ago •

Nathan Daniel Blake

The 24 Rhythms of Hearth & Hinterland: Sharing the Table

The Kingdom of God is not built sitting atop a conquered throne. It is cultivated around a shared table. This is how we share it well.

Mar 11 •

Nathan Daniel Blake

The 24 Rhythms of Hearth & Hinterland: The Way of Radical Hospitality

Hospitality is not an optional virtue. Hospitality is the sacrificial form that divine love takes in God’s repaired Kingdom. The heart of God does not…

Mar 4 •

Nathan Daniel Blake

February 2025

February 2024

The Appalachian Rule: A Vision, Explanation, & Rule of Life Rooted in Wilding and Wonder

Motto Desiring nothing. Refusing nothing. Cultivating the Conversation. The Call The Appalachian Order forms itself in the shadow of the Rhododendron…

Feb 3, 2024 •

Nathan Daniel Blake

January 2024

September 2023

Anglican Prayer Beads Amidst My Fists & Flowers

One of the first spiritual practices I adopted when I left mainstream evangelicalism was the use of a prayer rope two or three times a day to center…

Sep 22, 2023 •

Nathan Daniel Blake

May 2023

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