Let’s be honest with each other, just for a minute. When this subject matter (the state of our environment) comes up, it creates guilt all around. If I’m recycling, I expect you to recycle. If you’re using energy-saving light bulbs, and I’m not, you’re miffed. It’s really not conducive to a working relationship. So, I […]
Sacred Spaces
Years ago, when I was teaching high school biology, we’d always come to the spring months where we began our unit on animal biology. This was superbly fun for me, because it allowed me to show the wide diversity of life, through snorkeling videos, through dissections, through games that illustrated population biology–all in a hands-on […]
A Theory of Everything
Recently I’ve done a few posts on empathy and inclusivity, so now I thought I’d tackle the science behind it all. If that makes your eyes glaze over, don’t worry, I’ll explain it as clearly as I can. Don’t you want to know how science can be integrated with spirituality? Or is it just me? […]
It’s Easy To Miss Something You’re Not Looking For
Remember the lovely Naomi Shihab Nye poem I posted last Monday, about missing an opportunity because you’re blind and deaf to it? Well, here’s another test. You get another chance. Wink, wink. Please stop reading by the end of this paragraph if you truly want to challenge yourself. If you read any further, it’ll spoil […]
Inevitable Is A Lazy Word
“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 […]