Would you risk being baptized in your local river or pond? In many places–such as northeastern Indiana where I use to live immersing oneself in a local water body nowadays means exposure to a bath of chemicals and coliform bacteria
Planning the EcoFaith Youth Camp (by EcoFaith Intern Karin Hatch)
Recently in my life I have had the opportunity to be a part of the planning team for a few major projects. One of these was the EcoFaith Youth Camp (each summer the EcoFaith Youth camp offers interactive events for High
My Story (by Cecil Denney, a teacher/leader in our Biocommons Course)
Cecil Denney is part of the Fall 2014 Organizing in the Biocommons teaching team and a member at Lake Oswego United Methodist Church. **** My Story There is a point to this story. If you look around, there are a lot
Claiming the Call of Watershed Discipleship (by EcoFaith leader Nathan Holst)
Former Intern Coordinator Nathan Holst shares the blog entry below. Check out Nathan’s own blog here. Nathan has been in California for a month internship with Ched Myers to study Watershed Discipleship. ***** It’s hard to believe, but we’re on
The Lord’s Prayer, for the Planet (by EcoFaith Leader Heather Moline)
I’m Heather Moline, a member of the Organizing in the Biocommons Monday night class from St. Andrew Catholic Church on Alberta. Before and after the People’s Climate March I “rewrote a rote prayer” from my tradition, the Our Father, from
EcoFaith Leaders at the People’s Climate March in Portland
On September 21st, one hour before the People’s Climate Rally and March began in Portland (in solidarity with the main New York March that drew 400,000 people), 130 people from 25 different congregations of many different denominations including at least
The Morning After (by EcoFaith Leader Dick Harmon)
The Morning After Dick Harmon 9.22.14 This morning, the morning after the large and perhaps growing day, the kairos-day of climate-wakers, I looked over the media exposure and mostly it was good. Mostly, except of course for the shrinking ex-violets
People’s Climate Train arrives in NYC (by EcoFaith Leader Donald McKinlay)
The People’s Climate Train has arrived in New York City! Donald is an EcoFaith leader riding the People’s Climate Train. The People’s Climate Train offers a once in a lifetime experience for participants to spend days together networking, sharing knowledge
Riding the People’s Climate Train (by EcoFaith Leader Donald McKinlay)
Donald is an EcoFaith leader riding the People’s Climate Train. The People’s Climate Train offers a once in a lifetime experience for participants to spend days together networking, sharing knowledge and skills, organizing and building towards a landmark moment in
This Ambre Shot-Glass (By EcoFaith Leader Dick Harmon)
EcoFaith leader Dick Harmon shared the poem below. Read Dick’s previously posted blog An Open Letter to Governor Kitzhaber here. Join Dick and others at the monthly Grounding For Action:Beyond Fossil Fuels meeting on Thursday. September 11th, 6:00 to 9:00 p.m