I’d like to talk with you about energy and equity. You might be lucky enough to not think twice about paying your electricity bill every month. But low-income families in the U.S. can spend up to half of their incomes on household energy! This energy burden/energy poverty means that...
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Today I saw a fox pattering along the edge of the forest, nose down, intent on its journey to catch mice in the horse pasture a quarter mile up the road. The birds are twittering, a single crow cawing, and, high above, a vulture sways on the wind looking...
This is a story of how lovingly our needs are met. It’s also about an angel, but mostly about how Spirit, the Guiding Principle, the Universe, God, whatever you choose to call this incomprehensible Mystery, works invisibly to heal our pain. The solutions are not what we’d impose if...
By Sophy Burnham ——–While working in the garden, I began to muse on how humans are the only animals (at least that we know of) who can live in both past and future. True an earthworm has a one-second precognitive response before it’s cut in two , and to...
If you get lost in life, put your ear to the ground and listen to its pounding heart. Old Sami saying As I write this one cold and windy March, I find myself longing for April springtime, with the flowers blooming yellow, pink, and blue against green...
A couple of nights ago I had this interesting dream of a couple of hanging pots with beautiful clover (or Shamrocks) trailing over the edge of each pot. The stems of each clover were connected to each other, with several of them being being next to each other. This...
The gemstone for September is sapphire, who knows why? (For that matter who made up the order of any of the 12 monthly gemstones, or put another way—to whose financial benefit? ) Well, I’m not even going to go there. I want to talk about the color blue and...
My childhood years were spent in a rural farming community—not a lot of folks. Amidst that small population I can remember at least three ladies named Ruby. It must have been a popular name during the times they were born. It was never one of my favorite names but...
“I will greatly rejoice in the Lord, my soul shall be joyful in my God; for He has clothed me with the garment of salvation, He has covered me with the robe of righteousness, as a bridegroom decks himself with ornaments, and as a bride adorns herself with her...
“Instead, be kind to each other, tenderhearted, forgiving one another, just as God through Christ has forgiven you.” Ephesians 4:32 (NLT) Come Little Leaves Come, little leaves, Said the wind one day; Come to the meadows With me and play. Put on your dresses Of red and gold;...
“Rather, it (your beauty) should be that of your inner self, the unfading beauty of a gentle and quiet spirit, which is of great worth in God’s sight.” 1 Peter 3:4 (NIV) My calendar says that Spring began two weeks ago, but my outdoor thermometer doesn’t exactly verify that. ...
“He who forms the mountains, who creates the wind, and who reveals his thoughts to mankind, who turns dawn into darkness, and treads on the heights of the earth—the Lord God Almighty is his name.” Amos 4:13 (NIV) My friend, Teresa, usually takes her vacation in October and heads...
Lessons from the Wind As Spring approaches, we find ourselves in the midst of change both figuratively and literally. We again celebrate the gift of salvation and the winds of eternal change that blow across us as we accept Him and live daily according to His direction. Literally, we...
“In the beginning God created the heavens and the earth.” Genesis 1:1 (RSV) When I hear the word “pioneer”, I think of someone venturing forth into uncharted territory….like Daniel Boone cutting a path through the thick forests of a wilderness…or Christopher Columbus finally sighting land (America) after weeks and weeks...
Archive, Article by Stacy Butler and her Mountain Spiritual Experience! http://ecumininetcom.siteprotect.net/pages/archives/vol5_1/archive-204.htm