Pssst, Birding Secret

Friday was the third of a short string of sunny warm days which came to an end today:  our April showers have returned.  But I was able to get outside and experience some of the wonders of early spring in … Continue reading »

Earth Day Confessions

Nearly every social institution has in some way made its voice heard on the world’s environmental degradation. One voice curiously quiet has been the voice of the church.  I think that should bother us. Right along with the “delinquents” of … Continue reading »

Change Is A-comin'

Please pardon the lack of activity on the WOC site for the past few days.  Marge and I were back in Canada over the Easter weekend to assist my sister-in-law Shirley, who recently lost her husband, Don, to cancer.  Those … Continue reading »

What's Mine Is Mine!

John Muir’s background was clearly Christian, but because of his father’s harsh, mean and unloving display of Christianity, John pretty much gave up on any formal Christian practice—indeed making him sound, at times, like a pantheist.  Certainly in many of … Continue reading »

Bring Your Trash to Church

About four years ago I was invited to be a part of a “caring for creation” conference at the Boise Vineyard Church in Idaho.  Though I’ve spoken to small groups at colleges and churches for several years on the theology … Continue reading »