Yesterday was my 78th birthday. Four weeks from now, Carole, my partner of 55 years, will be eighty-one. And three weeks after that, our grandson Vaughn will be four. With all these birthdays in mind, I got to musing around
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
“It’s the Children, Folks!” Reflections from EcoFaith Leader Dick Harmon
[Note from Admin: This writing is from Dick Harmon, one of the facilitators for Organizing in the Biocommons Winter 2014 classes. Organizing in the Biocommons is for clergy and lay leaders of spiritual communities, congregations and networks who are asking:
The Problem with Growth (by Cecil Denney, a teacher/leader in our Biocommons Course)
The most important value shared by all of mankind is GROWTH is good and necessary. Consider that as humans, we are dependent on growing up. Growth is considered to be a positive, even essential aspect of life. We look around
Bishop Dave Brauer-Rieke on Re-imagining Tomorrow – Part 3 of a 3 part series
The Jesus/Salvation arc of modern day Christianity is embraced by the larger Eden/New Jerusalem arc of the Bible as a whole. This story has much to offer as we reflect on the arc of the Cosmic Creation Story. What does
Bishop Dave Brauer-Rieke on Reframing the Faith – Part 2 of 3
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 #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