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A Sawyer’s Thanksgiving: In Gratitude for ERs, Post-hole Diggers and Stupid Luck
Dear Net Zero Enthusiasts: I must be the most unreliable blogger in all of Creation anyway, but today you might as well know why it’s been an unusually long stretch since you’ve heard from me. Let’s just put it this way—there are several immutable commandments woven...
If We Don’t Get Jesus We Won’t Understand Resurrection!
I was asked to zoom preach at Bend United Methodist the third Sunday of Lent. Because I didn’t get around to posting the video until now, in the middle of Holy Week, I offer it as a reminder that, if we don’t understand the real Jesus, we don’t have much chance...
Happy (Belated) Birthday, Oregon!
Yeah, I KNOW already!!!! It’s almost a whole frickin’ month since February 14. The dog ate my Blogpost alright? Get over it (we don’t even have a dog)! As underwhelming as this post may seem, given the date, Happy Oregon’s 162nd Birthday anyway! I just wanted you...
The Color Purple: Insulating Our Net Zero House
“I think it pisses God off if you walk by the color purple in a field somewhere and don't notice...
The Gift of the Magi: Bethlehem and Paris
Happy Epiphany. The coincidence of Advent and the 21st meeting of the U.N. Conference of Parties...
Why Giving Up Hope Might Be Our Only Hope in 2016
"Hope is not the optimism that things will turn out right. Hope is the soul’s deep orientation to...
We Passed the Leaky House Test! (Our Biggest Net Zero Christmas Gift)
Merry Christmas!!! WE PASSED THE TEST!!! There are many reasons to celebrate this day. For one:...
Windows On A Better World
I believe the most loving thing you can say to a person is “Look!" And the most loving stance...
Climate Justice: From Salem to Paris
I hafta say, I’m a reluctant marcher. I’m not sure what it is beside shyness. And actually it’s...
Net-Zero Children: Soren Architectural Associates, LLC
When it comes to constructing the newest designs for the post-postmodern world of God’s dreams, it...
You Can’t Take It With You: Adventures With My Net-Zero Sister
Congratulations to my sister, Nancy, on her newest effort at the Net Zero life. She’s what we call...
Conspiring Together: The Lungs of Our House
I am the one whose praise echoes on high. I adorn all the earth. I am the breeze that nurtures all...
R-Value: The Capacity to Resist
R-val·ue: noun The capacity of an insulating material to resist heat flow. The higher the...
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