“It’s inevitable; there’s nothing we can do about it. I’m so tired of that word inevitable. That’s part of the vocabulary of a very lazy people.” —Wendell Berry Wendell Berry’s thoughts on the oil spill [on Religion & Ethics News Weekly]. How can we be a part of the solution? I feel almost irreverent doing […]
Gospel of Green
I’ve talked about this before–my confusion as to why being green and being a Christian is incompatible. For so it seems. There is a wonderful article by Meredith Bryan in O Magazine’s July 2010 issue. It’s called “A Greener Calling.” It begins, “Windsor Castle, the bucolic weekend retreat of Britain’s Queen Elizabeth II and her […]
Questions to Consider
As I mentioned on Monday, I’m going to be introducing new ways of looking at and interacting with data and information, and if you have already been-there-done-that, I apologize, but perhaps you’ll find that all of this is worth a second or third or fourth look. Maybe not, and that’s okay, too. Today, I’m asking […]
Big Ideas Online
Remember how I said yesterday that this whole journey is going to take a while? Remember how I mentioned that it’s good to surround yourself with great discussions–whether or not you agree with them? Wanna practice, but in a fun way? Here are six excellent websites to explore. They’ll blow your mind…and keep you interested […]
Rethinking the Human Narrative
Ah, it seems like it’s been so long since I’ve sat here by you, chatting. We mustn’t do this again–this whole neglecting our conversation thingamajig. I’ve just returned from Colorado Springs, where I met a group of amazing and wonderful people who are eager to collaborate in some way. [I won’t go into details here, […]