JanuaryJan 14 Wednesday 09
Quote of the Week (1.14.08)
I don't believe that the big men, the politicians and the capitalists alone, are guilty of the war. Oh no, the little man is just as guilty, otherwise the peoples of the world would have risen in revolt long ago!
NovemberNov 28 Friday 08
A Public Prayer of Thanksgiving on Thanksgiving
As many of us sit down today to reflect, be thankful and eat a ton of food, this historic proclamation of "A Day of Public Thanksgiving and Prayer" was supposedly issued by George Washington during his first year as President:
Whereas it is the duty of all Nations to …
Buy Nothing Day 2008
NovemberNov 27 Thursday 08
Prayer as Protest: Somali Christians struggle in Kenya
Let's use this day before Thanksgiving to pray and remember our friends around the world being persecuted...
In a secluded house just outside the Kenyan capital, Nairobi, a group of men and women meet at least once a week to worship in secret.
NovemberNov 26 Wednesday 08
Practical Thanksgiving
I'm as big a fan of Christmas as anybody, but I fear that Thanksgiving gets inadvertently tossed by the wayside in anticipation of Christmas. In an effort to remedy the situation and bring much-deserved respect back to this esteemed holiday, I propose the following.
NovemberNov 25 Tuesday 08
My Prayer in this Week of Thanksgiving
Hello friends. Today I tried looking up a liturgy relating to Thanksgiving week and while I found some very good writings, I thought it would be best to simply go to Scripture. I have been reflecting in my own mediations recently on the book of Ephesians, in particular …
NovemberNov 21 Friday 08
City Spaces
So I'm praying about getting a space in downtown Ventura. It has been a dream of mine since I was 13 or 14 to open up a coffee house and concert venue. This dream has now transitioned into something more refined: a coffee/communi/tea house, retail space, …
NovemberNov 18 Tuesday 08
The World Has Never Seen Such Freezing Heat
A surreal scientific blunder last week raised a huge question mark about the temperature records that underpin the worldwide alarm over global warming. On Monday, Nasa's Goddard Institute for Space Studies (GISS), …
NovemberNov 17 Monday 08
Liturgy for the Week: Celebrating Life Together
This weekend I found myself in Big Sur, California, among yuppies, hippies and yippies, artists and New Agers, Congolese dancers and Native American histories. I thought I would start out the week from this collective vantage point, where we could share in a liturgy …
NovemberNov 11 Tuesday 08
REVOLT.TV: Dan Eldon and the Creative Activists
Produced By: Donnie Eichar
NovemberNov 6 Thursday 08
Maintaining Our Inner Compass
Video of the Week: Grahama Cooke on
NovemberNov 5 Wednesday 08
The Fifth Season
OctoberOct 31 Friday 08
Be Not Afraid
OctoberOct 26 Sunday 08
Love and Marriage, Go Together like a Horse and Carriage...
We live in an interesting time where marriage is a hot topic. We have Prop 8 on the ballot here in California to define marriage as between a man and woman. Movies come out time and time again about love and marriage. And
Back from Russia to Home, Sweet Home.
Last night, I got home from being in Russia and Latvia for the past two weeks. I just wanted to say thanks to everyone for their prayers and support. I also wanted to take a moment to recap some of the highlights.
OctoberOct 19 Sunday 08
Finding Vadim...
OctoberOct 17 Friday 08
Blog Action Day from Ryazan Russia
I write to you today while I'm in Ryazan, Russia hanging out with old friends and young people from the detsky doms (children's homes/russian orphanages). "Today thousands of bloggers will unite to discuss a single issue - poverty. We aim to raise awareness, initiate …
