Launching CCSP Cascadia Sustainability Semester january 2013

Well-known author Shane Claiborne calls CCSP Cascadia, “ a space where you can re-imagine the way we live.”  Come join the inaugural CCSP Cascadia semester Spring 2013 and re-imagine new community based ways to live…new ways to become agents of sustainable change through organic gardening, social entrepreneurship & creation of resilient local communities. CCSP Cascadia [...]

Leading Spiritually – What I learned from the Business World

This is the final post in the series on Leading Spiritually. Thank you for joining with me in this journey. I particularly appreciate your thoughts and comments which have helped me grapple with these issues. Check out the other posts: The Art of Leading Spiritually – An Invitation to a Journey The Art of Leading [...]

Reading the Scriptures – How Do We Form Community Together

Tom and I go to an Episcopal church.  Part of what I love about the liturgy we read each Sunday is the rich experience of reading scripture together, knowing that others around the world are reading and studying the same scriptures. In this last post in the series Reading the Scriptures – How, When and Why?  I [...]

Reading the Scriptures – What Do We Get Out of It?

In this second post in the series Reading the Scriptures – How, When and Why?  I will focus on different methods for studying the scriptures – not specifically different techniques but rather different attitudes of heart. Reading the scriptures – we all say it is a priority in our Christian lives but few of us [...]

Obesity Rate in US Higher than AIDS Rate in Africa

I am sitting here waiting for my red peppers to get nice and black under the broiler and thought that I would do a little browsing on healthy eating as a follow up to the article I wrote a couple of days ago on What Makes Us Fat?. I have known for a long time [...]

Great Resources From Episcopal Relief and Development

Yesterday I met with Brian Sellers-Petersen, the Director of Church Engagement Programs at Episcopal Relief and Development.  He told me about some great resources for Spiritual formation that Episcopal Relief and Development has produced.  I was particularly impressed with the Abundant Life Garden Project curriculum  which can be downloaded free.  Perfect for a Vacation Bible School or [...]

On LIne Community – Does It Work?

Yesterday I posted statistics on how social media is shaping our lives .  It is interesting to see the response to this and recognize the different ways in which we grapple with deluge of social media in relation to our faith.  There are lots of resources emerging to help us maintain a strong and vibrant faith [...]

The Wonders Worked by Womanhood from Lucy Kellaway

A friend (male) sent me a copy of this article The Wonders Worked by Womanhood which was published on FT.com today & I thought that many of you might enjoy reading it too. ….  It shows that when it comes to the intelligence of a group, the presence of women lifts the results, even if the [...]

God Creates by Imagination

Faith of Campus is running a great series at the moment. Real Life, Real Faith blogathon. This morning there were six new articles to look at including a beautiful article by Mike Armstrong on Creativity and Calling. The life lived in step with the Holy Spirit is a lot like jazz. There is a need [...]

The Future Of Education

The October Seed Sampler is out with lots of great thought provoking articles.  enjoy What is the “Future of Education: 2010-2020”? It’s a big question with multiple and dynamic variables. One of the most prominent variables is Technology. How will advances in technology continue to shape how, where and when education takes place and who [...]