Sometimes I catch myself staring at the starry sky on my way from the car to the house, and I think “When was the last time I stopped to take in the wonders of nature?” Living in the city and…
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Peacemaking Advent Devotions
The Presbyterian Peacemaking Program has produced Proclaiming the Good News of God’s Peace: Advent Devotions 2010. This booklet contains daily devotions for the season of Advent that focus on Peacemaking. The devotion for December 6th focuses on the fullness of…
Read more »The Dynamic Great Lakes
I was recently contacted by Barbara Spring, a Presbyterian from Grand Haven, Michigan. She wrote to let me know about her book, The Dynamic Great Lakes, which gives a history of the Great Lakes, and an overview of ecological issues…
Read more »Story of Electronics and Simple Living Advent Calendar
As we approach Christmas, there are two resources I’d like to bring to your attention: The Story of Stuff Project has a new video “The Story of Electronics.” Like the other videos in the series, “The Story of Electronics” traces…
Read more »Caring for Creation in the Season of Advent
I recently became aware of a study guide for caring for creation during Advent, and I apologize that I am just now sharing the news about it – the day after Advent started. I recently read Love God Heal Earth:…
Read more »Mountaintop Removal as an Issue of Faith
Silas House and Jason Howard, two Kentucky authors, have written a new book entitled Something’s Rising: Appalachians Fighting Mountaintop Removal. The book includes twelve oral histories of Appalachian residents whose lives have been directly affected by mountaintop removal. House and…
Read more »Eco-Faith: Creating and Sustaining Green Congregations
Recently I became aware of a book written by a Presbyterian who is committed to environmental stewardship. Dr. Charlene Hosenfeld, a clinical psychologist from Hawaii, is the author of Eco-Faith: Creating and Sustaining Green Congregations. This book can act as…
Read more »Our Roles in the Food System
Recently I stumbled upon Anna Lappè and Bryant Terry’s book Grub. Over the past few months I had been learning a lot about our food system and trying to integrate what I was learning into my life by changing the…
Read more »Super Bowl Sparks Thoughts on Simple Living
I don’t watch much television, and I’m not much of a football fan, but I happened to watch the Super Bowl last night. When I do watch TV, I usually mute the commercials. But in the spirit of Super Bowl…
Read more »Protecting the Mountains
In God’s hand are the depths of the earth; the heights of the mountains are God’s also. Psalm 95:4 Last night I attended a fund raiser for Kentuckians for the Commonwealth’s work to end mountaintop removal mining (MTR). The evening…
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