The farmland god.

What I stand for is what I stand on.

Wendell Berry

Walter Joseph Phillips - Two Lakes
1921, color woodcut

What is it to be a human
Tools, language
And the culture of craft
Among other things
Like love and sorrow
Laughter and music
And the cycles of being alive.

James Lee Jobe

Actions conditioned by greed, hatred, and delusion bring a heavy burden of suffering. On the other hand, actions conditioned by generosity, lovingkindness, and wisdom lead to a light and happy sense of well-being. Simple as that. 

Vaddhaka Linn

Little Willie John - I'm Shakin'

Belief requires acceptance  

And so it is that I can never believe   

In conservative politics    

For I refuse to accept    

That money is more important   

Than human need   

Or human suffering   

Or healing the good earth   

Wealth is privilege   

And privilege negates any hope for equality   

Why would I ever accept something    

That evil   

James Lee Jobe   

It would not be much of a universe if it wasn't home to the people you love.

Stephen Hawking

Ignore those people who want you to explain yourself.

James Lee Jobe

Southport, Lancashire, 1918

If I believed in gods

I’d worship the god of the valley

The farmland god

She who is rich in soil

The god with the power

And strength and grace

To bend land, water, and sun

Into life itself

Life pulled forth from seed

And thus to feed us

From the bosom of the earth

That’s the god I’d worship

If I believed in gods

(for Robert Ramming, Turtle Island Farmer)

James Lee Jobe

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James