I was really shaken by the movie “Plastic Paradise: The Great Pacific Garbage Patch” I knew things were bad, I did not realize they were this bad. Not only is climate change going to get us, but we’re all going to drown in plastic. The tons and tons of plastic…
Our Circles
I wanted to share this…because I have been ranting in various conversations and classes recently about how our capitalist and small-tribe paradigm, which has served us for literally thousands upon thousands of years is going to kill us all pretty soon. Seems I am not alone: http://www.guardian.co.uk/sustainable-business/zen-thich-naht-hanh-buddhidm-business-values Weeks ago I…
“Invest like a girl” – Seriously?
So, how does THIS make you feel? The investment points are actually helpful…but how does it make you feel? What does it say about what remains our predominant understanding of our world? HEARD OFF THE STREET: WARREN BUFFETT INVESTS LIKE A GIRL – SHOULD YOU? What’s “a girl” to do?…
5: The right of conscience and the use of the democratic process within our congregations and in society at large;
I am going to take today’s news to reflect on this principle, because news today demonstrates why we live with such commitment to this principle. Yes, it is hard to organize our congregations democratically. It can be hard for individual members of our communities to remain educated and informed enough…
4: A free and responsible search for truth and meaning
Our lives are not small, shallow moments of consumption, consumerism, and entertainment. The message humming through our modern world would have us believe otherwise; everywhere we turn we see images of people with more than we have, better looks, more money, having more fun, driving better cars, living in better…