Are We Doomed? Don’t think too hard.  What’s your first reaction to a book entitled,“Not the End of the World:  How We Can Be the First Generation to Build a Sustainable Planet.”?   My first reaction was curiosity and skepticism. What’s [...]

Stars and the Long Game This year, the run up to Christmas at the church where I,Marilyn, am a minister, is all about stars: stars of hope, like the north star that guides sailors and freedom seekers; stars of [...]

The Winds Blow Strangely The winds blow strangely. How often do the environmental conditions reflect our social, political and cultural life?  Probably more frequently than we notice. November 8th when I write this the winds blow cold outside of [...]