On David Koch’s death: “Rand Paul of Kentucky saying “his many contributions will have lasting impact on our country.”” https://buff.ly/2L3UPN7 “Lasting impact” is one way to describe the assistance the Kochs have given to the disinformation campaign against Climate Science
I have never believed in invading other countries, except when it is clear that massive numbers of lives are at stake (such as in WWII***). But we might invoke it in this case of the burning of the Amazon forests, along with other countries who might also care enough of the danger this poses to the globe. The global consequences Continue Reading
“If we can drill deep into the rocks beneath us for coal and oil, there’s no reason we can’t reach even deeper into ourselves to pull out the language to name our crisis.” — Mary Annaïse Heglar
Long ago (some 40 years ago), a friend gave me a placque or poster (I forget which) that had this on it: “Writing comes out of life; life must come first. And yet my life does not go well without writing. It is my flywheel, my cloister, my communication with myself and God. It is my eyes to the world, Continue Reading
Taking the ecological crisis seriously and pressing for action IS indeed “partisan”. But it’s not “Partisan Democrat” or “Partisan Republican” as we automatically assume “partisan” to mean. But it is “Partisan to life”. It is being advocates for the kind of politics that seeks first and foremost to preserve life, and to do that so that it honors and enables Continue Reading
“If you are a major 2020 candidate and you say you have to skip either the CNN or MSNBC climate forums because you’re “too busy,” I would argue that you most likely don’t grasp the scale, scope, or importance of the climate threat” — @EmilyAtkin on Twitterhttps://twitter.com/emorwee/status/1163785007925739521 Far too many churches—especially those partial to the Religious Right, simply ignore it Continue Reading
HT @Dennis Benson……true this Specifically, the author of the article writes: “To the movie’s credit, the destruction of the Pride Lands is not a natural process, but is rooted in a pattern of overconsumption and the unequal distribution of resources. This pattern is set in motion by Scar, the evil, authoritarian lion king, who rules according to a vow made Continue Reading
Add this to my blog post Monday (and I did add this at the end of it) : (Additional thought added, Wednesday, August 14, 11:18 am CDT) It is also a rather convenient (and happy) coincidence that we have 20 years of Internet and Web development and tools available to help us with the urgent Communications and collaboration tasks we Continue Reading
Back in 1990-91, I was in the M.A. in Religious Communications program at United Theological Seminary. It was a strategic time for Communications in that it was the dawn of the age of the Personal Computer and The Internet. I finished up that program with an eye toward the role of the Internet in extending the reach of the Church, Continue Reading
Watching “The Family” on Netflix. Just heard a person being interviewed say “No matter what reason a person is at the Prayer Breakfast, they’re going to hear a message about God’s love”. And this is the case , how? “Obviously”, whenever one disseminates a message (implication : “Any message”, as long as it includes certain words like God and Love Continue Reading
Blocked: People who say #GreenNewDeal has nothing to do with Climate Change and simply wants to “redo” our economic system and “change to socialism”. Such inanity and cluelessness is useless and a waste of time.(Unless I want to talk about the inter-locking relationships of nearly everything, but the “it’s all socialism” and “that’s all bad” is what is blind, oblivious ideology)
I posted this as a comment in a thread that started under my post to a group (The New Methodists) of this quote: “There is something deeply hypocritical about praying for a problem you are unwilling to resolve.” ~ Miroslav Volf A commenter wrote: “We believe in the power of prayer. Yet St. Paul writes faith without works is dead. Continue Reading
How successful and momentous will this be? The system is strong. Are we ready? This question haunts me, and it is what constantly hounds any attempts to resist. Most important for us, the church , is : “Will the Church stand by this effort, or simply ignore it?”
“We need teams to travel throughout Ohio in August, September, October and beyond. The need is not just in the summer months but for retired folks and others to help rebuild people’s lives after flooding, tornadoes and storms,” — from This is all good work, and obviously needed. But it seems well past time to start talking about , in Continue Reading