Since I wrote this newsletter on Friday, I couldn't yet offer enough thanks to the good people of Trinity Episcopal Asheville for welcoming me to speak at their women's retreat this weekend. What an amazing group of women!
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Some harder things in here, but important. All topped off with two videos that will make you laugh.
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Today's newsletter. As always, I try to balance the grim stuff with glimmers of goodness. Book-eating-fungi jazz? How can you resist?
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Father Pete does it again--thanks for this challenging "half time speech" for people of faith and conscience in America.
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The US does stupid and illegal things for oil while the rest of the world catches on to the obvious: move to clean energy. Fast.
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Really disappointed in my governor. Come on, gov, there's still time to do the right things! Grateful for @insideclimatenews.org reporting. Thanks, Tom Perkins for covering Michigan.
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Good news for higher education from this survey on employers' views. Bottom line: big majority of employers value what we do and want more of it. Those of us laboring away at small liberal arts colleges need this encouragement!
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So, so, so grateful for the news today that I received a Calvin Institute of Christian Worship Teacher-Scholar grant to work on my book REFUGIA CHURCH! Hooray!!!! Many thanks to the grant-decision staff at CICW for all you do to enrich the church.
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You can expect to hear more about solar permitting in the new year, but we'll get started here. Also, enjoy the scavenger hunt opportunity in this one--find the cute video of releasing beavers buried in one of the articles I cite!
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Tile-whipping?? At moments like this, I'm proud to be half-Dutch. (Thanks to the ever-excellent Louise Conner @circlewoodearth.bsky.social.) www.ecodisciple.com/blog/flippin...
After a brief, virus-induced delay, the latest edition of the newsletter. This one features Ron recounting his experiences as an observer at COP30. Plus a dancing fossil dinosaur!
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Oh boy!!! We fans have been waiting YEARS for @jspencerfleming.bsky.social's new book!!!! Clear the calendar: I've got reading to do!
Some hopeful news and some good videos in this one, plus: puffins!
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Outrage + Optimism is producing such great episodes on COP30. I was amazed to learn about the major gathering of local leaders. Esp. hopeful for US folks--US local leaders were there, despite... everything going on here at fed level.
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Calling all preachers: Grist, the foremost #climate-focused newsroom in the U.S., is teaming up with The BTS Center and our EcoPreacher partners to bring you a workshop that will hone your craft and renew your spirit.
Space is limited, so register now to hold your spot: bit.ly/visioning-gr...
Inviting you to my Substack page because I've been neglectful about posting recent podcast episodes and newsletters. It's all here! Hawaiian refugia, the mighty diocese of San Francisco, and so much more. Maybe start here?
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This is such a good one. If you attend a regular congregation and wish your church could do more about climate, listen to the marvelous Linda Racine and get inspired!
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Combine new monasticism with a faith-based farm, a forest, and some creative leaders, and you get Spring Forest. So great to hear Elaine Heath reflect on embodied spirituality and community building.
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This is a lovely one, an interview this week with the gentle and courageous Father Pete Nunnally of Water and Wilderness church.
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We knew it was getting bad at Paramount when Season 3 of Strange New Worlds was so so so terrible. Sigh.
Refugia Newsletter AND Refugia Podcast! My latest newsletter has exclusive video of PUFFINS! And the podcast so far in Season 4 features terrific guests: Heber Brown III, Douglas Day Kaufman, David Celesky, and Judy Hinck. More to come!
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Such a great conversation with the inspiring Heber Brown!
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Sun Day! This week's newsletter is a celebration of the clean energy transition that is happening, right now, despite... all the things.
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Season 4 dropping Sunday! Find the Refugia Podcast on your favorite podcast platform, and listen to conversations about Christian communities doing great climate work! Or sign up for my Substack newsletter to get episodes sent directly to your email inbox: refugianewsletter.substack.com.
Need a boost of sunshine and mental vitamin D? Check out this week's newsletter.
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Wow! This is good news.
Great news! Grand Rapids, Michigan, (where I live) has an ambitious climate agenda, just passed by the City Commission.
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Faith/climate news in manageable doses with lots of opportunities to dive deeper.
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It is endlessly hilarious to me that the 5 denier scientists they are able to dig up for this ... are the same 5 denier scientists they were able to dig up 10 years ago, and 20 years ago.
One might ask why no new scientists are joining this faction. Must be the global conspiracy.
Please do not be fooled by the "report" coming out of the White House on how high levels of CO2 are actually fine and we all have nothing to worry about so we should keep burning fossil fuels. This report is bogus. See below.