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A Stairway to Heaven (Rock Music and a Centered Set Faith)
When my parents became Christian in the late 1970s, one of the first things they did was send me to private Christian School. More than anything, they wanted to protect me from the world. Secular...
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Quiet for My Soul
What do I need in this moment? When I’m weary, and feeling frustrated with the kids or my job, it’s not hard to feel restless. Do I need a new project or a new cause? Do I need a new hobby? Do I need a...
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The Antidote to Sean Parker (and the Destruction of Old Growth Forests)
Would you necessarily make good choices if you had endless gobs of money? I’d like to think material wealth would make me more thoughtful and socially conscious. An article by Alexis Madrigal of the...
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Is Sean Parker Guilty, Innocent, or Misunderstood? What are the Lessons for Us?
A few days ago a story came out in the Atlantic about entrepreneur and tech billionaire Sean Parker. If you care about the environment the story was shocking and disturbing. Author Alexis Madrigal told...
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The Picture is More Important Than the Camera
A place where I often find rest is in the woods. I take walks and enjoy the trees. A few months ago I started taking photographs along the way and this has been an important part of my walks. It’s a...
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Squirrel Fight!
I will oftentimes blog about serious topics. This isn’t one of those serious topics. I was walking through the Boston Public Garden minding my own business, when I saw the following exchange. Although,...
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Seeing the Trees Instead of the Animals
I recently had the opportunity to visit the San Diego Safari Park, which was formerly known as the San Diego Wild Animal Park. For the first time I played a little more attention to the plant life at...
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It Was Very Good (A Visit to the San Diego Botanical Garden)
When I think of creation and what we might call “the natural world” I’m often reminded by the Genesis account. God saw all that he had made, and it was very good. Yeah, I’m often prone to wordiness and...
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Sustainability and Faith: A Conversation and Upcoming Series
In the past several months, I’ve become increasingly interested in the topic of sustainability. For many of us sustainability is about environmental stewardship. How do we use our resources? Recycling...
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If I Could Do One Thing. . .(Reconsidering Community and Interconnectedness)
Not long ago, I had the opportunity to see the 2009 documentary “No Impact Man” which tells the story of Colin Beavan. The movie follows Beavan and his young family as they undertake an audacious...
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The Redemptive Act of Cleaning Garbage
A few months ago I was listening to NPR’s Here and Now with Robin Young. The guest was author David Sedaris. He was talking about his latest book “Let’s Explore Diabetes with Owls.” I confess that up...
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Life as Adventure: Starting Something New And Totally Cool
I’ve been blogging for over two years now, but I’m going to try something new this coming week and I hope you’ll come along for the ride. Following Jesus is really an adventure and like any good...
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How are Christians Approaching Climate Change? (The Good, the Bad and the Ugly)
In advance of my series on Sustainability and Faith, I wanted to highlight a couple of articles from this past week, which directly address how Christians are approaching sustainability and climate...
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I Can’t Even Press a Stinking Button Correctly
Did you ever press send an email when you weren’t ready actually send it? If you’re a blogger, have you pressed publish unintentionally? In that moment, you feel lame, as if to say, “I can’t even press...
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A New Conversation on Sustainability and Faith (The First of a Multipart Series)
Over the next month, this blog will feature articles from several guest writers as part of a larger series on Sustainability and Faith. A few months ago, I began asking myself this question, “How has...
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If All the Raindrops were Lemon Drops and Gumdrops, Thoughts on Living...
Leah Archibald is the first of our guest writers on the topic of Sustainability and Faith. On their blog Leah and her husband Dan describe themselves as “radical hippy Christians homesteading in the...
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Local Peaches!!!!!!!!! (Part of a Series on Sustainability and Faith)
A few days ago, I was lamenting the paucity of fresh fruit in New England, at least as it compares to places like California. I remarked, “Can anyone get me a local peach!?” Thankfully, Carla was...
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Say What? Communication and Making Ourselves Understood (Part of a Series on...
In my day job I work in healthcare risk management where a frequently discussed topic is communication. You might be surprised (or maybe not), at how effective communication can often prevent...
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Making Different Food Choices: The Day I Gave Up Meat (Part of a Series on...
Like many forty-something men, I have a love-hate relationship with food. There was a time in my life when I delighted in having a 16 oz. rib eye steak, a plate of buffalo wing,s or a tray of In N Out...
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Finding God in Small Choices, One Worm at a Time by Jo Hunter Adams (Part of...
Jo Hunter Adams is another one of our wonderful guest writers on the the topic of Sustainability and Faith. Jo is a PhD candidate living in South Africa with her husband Eugene and their two beautiful...
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