Re-framing the Faith Sunrises, however, are not our major stuck point. Seasons are. The words above, “Once again the world engage, blessed with love or pained by rage.” are penned with Tevye in mind. “One season following another, laden with
Bishop Dave Brauer-Rieke’s Presentation to the Biocommons course – Part 1 of 3
Tevye’s Lament Ecology of Grace and Justice: Organizing in the BioCommons Presentation February 22, 2013 St. Andrew Lutheran Church, Beaverton, OR Bishop Dave Brauer-Rieke, Oregon Synod, ELCA Like a Fiddler on the Roof Our understanding of the world is
EcoFaith Youth Camp (by EcoFaith Intern, Nathan Holst)
Hi all, I know it’s been some time since I last wrote a post here, but I want to share that it’s not because my internship hasn’t been moving forward. There’s been a lot of movement and exciting things happening
NOTES FOR BREATHERS #4: Sources and System of the Pressures (by Dick Harmon, a lead teacher in our “Ecology of Grace and Justice – Organizing in the Biocommons Course”)
We now move to the question, where are these pressures coming from? “The media.” “The loss of middle class jobs.” “We bought the wrong house in 2006, We’ve been underwater since ’08 and can’t get out. We’re just slogging along,
NOTES FOR BREATHERS #3: Impacts of Pressures on Families & Institutions (by Dick Harmon, a lead teacher in our “Ecology of Grace and Justice – Organizing in the Biocommons Course”)
Imagine that we’re in another session of the leadership development workshops. By now, participants are getting to know each other, so it’s safe to take the next step, to name together the impact of these pressures on our families. After
NOTES FOR BREATHERS #2: Pressures on Families/ the Great Destruction (by Dick Harmon, a lead teacher in our “Ecology of Grace and Justice – Organizing in the Biocommons Course”)
“What are the pressures on our families?” This is one of the initial questions that leaders and organizers use in building broad-based organizations. It can also serve as the first of several steps toward understanding how the Great Destruction impacts
NOTES FOR BREATHERS #1: The “No-Yes” Of Our Situation (by Dick Harmon, a leader in our “Ecology of Grace and Justice – Organizing in the Biocommons Course”)
In the first session of the current Organizing in the Biocommons class, Rev. Solveig Nilsen-Goodin raised this question: “What’s really going on?” These Notes take a look at that question. If you’re really breathing these days, it means that you
Lenten Reflection (by EcoFaith Pastor/Organizer, Robyn Hartwig)
As I shared in my sermon at St. Andrew Lutheran (Beaverton, OR) this morning, this Sunday’s Gospel reading reminded me of an experience I had on a week-long retreat of all of the fifth graders at my elementary school. Students
Lenten Reflection (by Pastor Aimee Bruno, a trainer in our Care for Creation training partnership)
As my one-year-old son plays, I watch his experiments. Right now it is all about gravity. What does it sound like if he drops a puzzle piece on the wood floor from different heights? How is it different than if
Lenten Reflection (by Pastor Aimee Bruno, a trainer in our Care for Creation training partnership)
A few years ago I took a mission trip to Nicaragua. I was struck how people could live so simply and joyfully at the same time. When I returned I felt overwhelmed by all my stuff. I had more pairs