Melting Polar Ice More Concerning than Swine Flu

The total volume of sea ice in the Arctic is likely to have reached a record low last summer, despite previous reports that the area of ice recovered slightly from the previous year’s dramatic decline, leading experts have warned according to  recent article in the Guardian. Unfortunately this news which probably has far more dire consequences than the [...]

Death Will Be Swallowed Up in Victory

The fears are mounting, the panic is spreading and even though there have still not been any deaths outside Mexico from Swine flu people around the world are starting to withdraw into their private worlds to take cover.  I can understand that from non believers but why do Christians react in exactly the same way? [...]

H1N1 Swine Flu – What Can Christians Do?

Many of us are watching anxiously what is happening in Mexico as the country battens down to hopefully ride out the Swine flu epidemic which many are saying could become a deadly worldwide pandemic.  Some seem to be treating it as a bit of a game as they follow the spread on google maps.  Others are [...]

To Garden With God

The first ever Spirituality of Gardening seminar held at the Mustard Seed house is over and I am feeling exhausted but delighted.  What began as a few blog posts and an interest in discovering the connections between my faith and my garden is becoming an important aspect of my ministry.  I am awed at the [...]

Does Sweden Have A Socialist Nightmare

Earlier today I did a link to this video on the The Daily Show with Jon Steward about the socialist system in Sweden   It has raised quite a bit of discussion on facebook so I thought that I would link to it here too.  What do you think – is this a nightmare or [...]

Justice for the Gardeners

A couple of days ago Pat Loughery sent me a link to the trailer for the film The Garden.  You probably realize that I am not a film buff because I rarely blog about what I have seen or want to see but this is definitely one that catches my imagination,.  Thanks Pat for the recommendation. [...]

Happy Earth Day – Another Prayer

I have just been sent a copy of an earth day prayer by Sam Hamilton-Poore who has just written a book called Earth Gospel: A Guide to Prayer for God’s Creation.  The book has just jumped to the top of my must read list.  It is available from Upper Room. Here are links to a couple [...]

To Garden With God: An Earth Day Prayer

  God bless the earth and all that lives within it God bless the earth and all that lives on it God bless the earth and all that lives above it God bless the soil on which we live and work and make community. In your mercy may it bring forth goodness to nourish and [...]

Sharing the Good News.

During the Easter season JR Woodward is hosting a blog series on The Good News, where we will hear and discuss the Good News in its rich and multi-layered depth. To find out more about this series you might like to read the introduction.  There are already some great posts up that you can look at.   Below [...]

Teaching at Fuller Seminary

I thought that some of you would be interested in the course that Tom and I will be teaching for Fuller Seminary in Pasadena at the end of June. Re-imagining Life, Community, and Mission for a Changing Church in a Changing World  This course will examine how we might re-imagine our lives, communities of faith, [...]