|Wish List

I talk about simplicity and denounce greed, but I’m really greedy. Instead of making my wish-list, I should just offer these catalogs instead:

• ADRA
• World Vision
• Church World Service
• International Justice Mission
• Advent Conspiracy

But somehow my own unending list persists….

Used is best for all categories below.

TOP LIST

• Tool: Olfa Slide Lock Utility Knife ($6)
• Tool: Pentel Sharp Mechanical Pencil .9mm (yellow, $6)
• Tool: EVISWIY Sewing Machine Light ($11)
• Tool: Nite Ize GTPP18-A1-R8 Gear Reusable Rubber Twist Tie ProPack ($20)
• Tool: Gentlemen’s Hardware 6-in-1 Tooling Pen ($22)
• Clothes: Tifosi Swank Blackout sunglasses ($25)
• Clothes: Stay Rad winter hat ($26)
• Clothes: Utility Work Pant, Relaxed Fit (31/30, brown, $60)
• Tea: Tahmina Saffron Chai Black Tea Blend (Sachets) ($21)
• Misc: Field Notes – National Park set
• Misc: Tenba Skyline V2 Pouch 4 (black, $20)
• Misc: Abstract Hikes stickers ($20)
• Book: Audio Production and Postproduction (Woodhall, 2010, $45)
• Book: Cross Vision (Boyd, $12)
• Book: Peace (Brueggemann, $8)
• Book: Twelve Steps to a Compassionate Life (Armstrong, $6)
• Book: Mindset (Dweck, $6)
• Book: Smart Brevity: The Power of Saying More with Less (Vandehei, Allen, Schwartz)

FILMS (DVDs or Downloads)

• Dorothy Day (Doblmeier)
• Bonhoeffer (Doblmeier)
• Harvest of Empire
• Dolores
• War Made Easy
• How to Setup, Light and Shoot Great Looking Interviews (training dvd)

CLOTHING

• LL Bean Ragg Wool Sweater (charcoal, small, $120)
• Fjallraven Singi Overshirt (dark olive, small, $150)
• Fjallraven Canada Shirt (red, small, $170)
• Patagonia Insulated Fjord Flannel (basin green, small, $190)
• Fjallraven Vardag Jacket (green, small, $200)
• Fjallraven Singi Wool Overshirt (grey, small, $220)
• Filson Field Jac-Shirt (green, small, $225)
• Fjallraven Ovik Zip Knit Cardigan (dark grey, small, $250)

ADDITIONAL CATEGORIES of BOOKS

Communication + Audio & Video Production

• Izotope Course (Judd)
• How Documentaries Work (Bricca, 2023)
• Introduction to Documentary, Third Edition (Nichols, 2017)
• Introduction to Documentary Production (Kochberg, ed., 2002)
• Art of the Cut (Hullfish, 2017)
• Master Shots Volume 1 (2nd ed) | Volume 2 | Volume 3
• The Art of the Cut (Keast, 2015)
• The Filmmaker’s Eye (Mercado, 2010)
• Sound Design for Film (Harrison, 2022)
• Behind the Sound Cart (Mierzwa, 2021)
• Producing Great Sound for Film and Video (Rose, 4th ed, 2014)
• Made to Stick (Heath & Heath, 2007)
• Tipping Point (Gladwell, 2002)
• Break through the Noise (Staples, 2019)
• The Slow Fix (Honoré, 2013)

Outside/Adventure

• There and Back: Photographs from the Edge (Chin, 2021)
• Leaving the Comfort Zone (Agasi & Van Herck, 2023)
• Two Years On A Bike: From Vancouver to Patagonia (Doolaard, 2022)
• Life Lived Wild: Adventures at the Edge of the Map (Ridgeway, 2021)
• Michigan State and National Parks (2014)

Parenting/Kids

• The Spiritual Child (Miller)
• Outdoor Parents, Outdoor Kids (Buchanan)
• Overcoming the Media Trap Naturally DVD (Belt of Truth)

Christian (General)

• Simply Jesus (Wright)
• Mere Discipleship (Camp)
• Insurrection (Rollins)
• The Reformation and the Remnant (Miller)
• The Poverty and Justice Bible
• Faith in Action Bible
• The Green Bible

Social Ethics

• Just Courage (Haugen)
• Burning Center, Porous Borders (Fernandez)
• Welcoming Justice (Perkins & Marsh)
• The Myth of Equality (Wytsma)
• America’s Original Sin: Racism, White Privilege, and the Bridge to a New America (Wallis)
• Jesus and Empire (Horsley)
• Choose Love Not Power (Campolo)
• Divine Rebels (Guzder)
• Disruptive Religion (Smith)
• Social Justice Handbook (Cannon)
• The Moral Vision of the New Testament (Hays)
• With Justice for All (Perkins)
• The Journal of John Woolman (Woolman)
• The Prophetic Imagination, 2nd ed. (Brueggemann)
• The Idea of Justice (Sen)
• From Thought to Action: Developing a Social Justice Orientation (Aldridge Sanford)
• Sustaining Spirit: Self-Care for Social Justice (Ortiz)
• Faith in Action: A Handbook for Activists, Advocates, and Allies
• Faith in Action: Religion, Race, and Democratic Organizing in America (Wood)
• Building a People of Power (Linthicum)
• Intellectual Empathy: Critical Thinking for Social Justice (Linker)
• Technical Communication after the Social Justice Turn (Walton, Moore & Jones)

War and Peace

• When Blood and Bones Cry Out (Lederach)
• Reconcile: Conflict Transformation for Ordinary Christians (Lederach)
• Disarming Scripture (Flood)
• Gandhi and Beyond (Cortright)
• Choosing Against War (Roth)
• Must Christianity be Violent? (Chase & Jacobs)
• A Farewell to Mars: An Evangelical Pastor’s Journey Toward the Biblical Gospel of Peace (Zahnd)
• For God and Country (In That Order) (Mehl-Laituri)

Goverment + Politics

• The Way, the Truth and the Sword (Ritsema)
• Come Out, My People (Howard-Brook)
• Paul and Empire (Horsley)
• Paul and Politics (Horsley)
• Colossians Remixed: Subverting the Empire (Walsh & Keesmat)

Economics + Business

• The Future of the Responsible Company (Chouinard)
• Covenant Economics (Horsley)
• Faith and Wealth (Gonzalez)
• Free People (Brown)
• Debt (Graeber)
• Development as Freedom (Sen)
• A Game as Old as Empire (Perkins)
• No Logo (Klein)
• When Corporations Rule the World (Korten)
• The Post-Corporate World (Korten)
• The Bottom Billion (Collier)
• The End of Growth (Heinberg)
• Why Nations Fail: The Origins of Power, Prosperity, and Poverty (Acemoğlu & Robinson)
• Collective Genius (Hill…)
• The Leadership Challenge (Kouzes & Posner)
• The Shock Doctrine (Klein)
• The Most Effective Org in the US (Watson & Brown)

Gear (Ha!)

• Tool: Leatherman Squirt PS4 Multitool
• Pack: Patagonia 55L Backpack (blue)
• Pack: Ortlieb 60L Duffle (yellow)
• Tent: Big Agnes Fly Creek HV UL 1 Person Bikepack Tent

GEAR, BIKES, INSTRUMENTS, TRAVEL… There really is no end. I am no different from every other middle-class punk who always has more to buy than money to spend.

For reflection:

Colossians 3:5
Put to death, therefore, whatever belongs to your earthly nature: sexual immorality, impurity, lust, evil desires and greed, which is idolatry.

Jeremiah 6:13
From the least to the greatest, all are greedy for gain; prophets and priests alike, all practice deceit.