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In Praise of Homemakers: Robin Egg Blue, A Holey Table and the Song of the Lark
There are a herd of robins in our neighborhood. Back in early June, they were flying everywhere with building materials in their beaks. One red-breast made several futile attempts to locate atop one of our back patio lights, but there were clearly design flaws!...
Foundation of A Better World: What I Learned from Watching the Trowels
Mammas, don’t let your babies grow up to pour concrete,Don’t let ‘em run backhoes and and drive them old trucks,Let ‘em be doctors and lawyers and such.With apologies to Willie Nelson and Waylon Jennings! You never know what you’re gonna find when you dig. Since...
Passive House Rules: Building As Holy Work
To live, we must daily break the body and shed the blood of Creation. When we do this knowingly,...
What Would Jesus Drive?
Eugene Lightkeepers: Jessie and Tommy: Rev. Jessie Cummins just graduated from United...
Don’t Let the Light Go Out (1 of 4)
In the months leading up to our sacred seasons of Hanukkah, Advent and Kwanza climate reports from...
Welcome to Earth Tiny Human!!!
How do we welcome our innocent newborns to a Planet where once there used to be more wonder than...
Thank You Grandpa!
Kathleen Dean Moore writes, in A Pine Island Paradox, “The most loving thing you can say to...
You Are A Marvel!
How do we make this world worthy of our children? I’m sure we’d all like to know. The way we’re...
Imago Dei
Several times already we’ve had the privilege of rising early and taking the little guy from his...
Jackson, Tell Me About God
Our first grandchild was born July 12 and the whole universe blinked. This is the first I’ve...
Creating A Disturbance—Let Our People Go!
Last Thursday I was arrested. Along with 21 other Oregon clergy and faith leaders I received two...
The Road To Sheridan: Love Leads Us
At 11am last Sunday morning, June 24th, 2018, we worshipped at the Federal...
“The Satisfactions of the Mad Farmer”
About this time, each spring, I get Wendell Berry’s collection of poems, Farming: A Handbook, from...
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