Grant Shellhouse, Author at A Rocha USA

Grant Shellhouse

Grant Shellhouse works as the Hospitality Manager at Laity Lodge. He earned his Master in Divinity from Duke Divinity School, where he gravitated towards Christian agrarianism, ecologically-informed theology, food and faith, and environmental ethics. He and his wife, Wylie, live in Kerrville, Texas, where he grows as many tomatoes and Texas native plants as his apartment patio will allow.

At Home 2020, Early July

Grant Shellhouse / July 6, 2020

The first demand any work of art makes upon is surrender. Look. Listen. Receive. Get yourself out of the way. - C.S. Lewis, An Experiment in Criticism The early-July refresh of the Resources for Sheltering at Home page brings a series of recommended readings. There are now three reading …

At Home 2020, Mid-June

Grant Shellhouse / June 20, 2020

Recently, I had the chance to speak with my former teacher, Dr. Norman Wirzba, for an interview for Love Your Place’s upcoming book club on Living the Sabbath. During our conversation, I asked him what place Sabbath rest might have in our national unrest surrounding racial injustice. He noted that …

At Home 2020, Early June

Grant Shellhouse / May 29, 2020

As the pandemic has radically altered what daily life and practices look like, it’s likely affected most of our sense of time. For those of us working from home, the rhythms of the workday have become unfamiliar. For those of us who have lost jobs during the pandemic, those rhythms have ceased …

At Home 2020, Mid-May

Grant Shellhouse / May 15, 2020

There’s something that, at least to me, feels strange about identifying “silver linings” to sheltering at home. We don’t seem to be through this time yet, and there are a lot of unknowns around the corner. We haven’t accounted for the toll this has taken on lives and livelihoods, and how can we …