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Born in a Barn?
Far back as I can remember, leaving the front door open was a sin. Coming or going, if you didn’t close the door of our farm house behind you, someone was sure to shout, “Were you born in a barn?” As a kid I heard it so often, I finally decided I was. Later, when I...
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...
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...
Passive House In Progress Extravaganza
Hey Net-Zerofites! We had a fabulous gathering and Net-Zero-In-Progress Tour at 928 Cedar, Sunday...
The Day of Walls: Our Net Zero Sukkah
The raising of walls at 928 NW Cedar coincided with the Jewish festival of Sukkot, referred to in...
The Ground Floor of Our Passive House
Our house will be Passive House Certified. Not to be confused with a passive solar home, the term...
Breaking Ground
The morning of September 15, the excavating machine arrived, the champagne was poured. We paused...
Demolition Derby
To get our Net-Zero project going, 20 of us--friends and family, our son, daughter and partners...
Our Net-Zero Life: An Introduction
To date, I have lived 66 years and 39 days, most of them in the American West. I woke up this...
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