A couple of times each summer when the thermometer rockets past 90 degrees we take the kids to the city pool. It’s not my favorite summer pastime—tanned bodies packed into the churning water, heat blasting off sun-baked concrete, Bomb Pop wrappers somersaulting past in the dry wind....

In 2008 a young suburban family of four set out to consume everything according to four rules: local, used, homegrown, and homemade. Year of Plenty tells the story of that year and offers a reflection on the intersections of their Christian faith, their life as pastors, and their experiences at the margins of consumer culture....

In all of these examples, the marvel is in the details. Photography, however, is different. Details distract.