by Jeanne Ann Whittington Consider this truth: We live in the world not as it is, but as we see it. As human beings with limited perceptual capability and urgent emotional needs, the moment we are born we begin to make sense of things, developing a working model of how the world is: Friendly, unfriendly … Continue reading Changing the World Begins Inside
by The Green Sanctuary Steering Committee In November 2023, the Green Sanctuary steering group collected your climate action experience and ideas for how we can take action on climate change. One hundred and thirty-eight people responded to the survey. Wow! Over 90% of us rated the severity of global warming from an 8 to 10 … Continue reading What’s Going on with Green Sanctuary 2030?
The Concord Coalition to End Homelessness announced: The Emergency Winter Shelter opened on December 1! It runs out of the former First Church, where the Resource Center is also housed due to Covid. For the first 2 weeks the shelter was 100% run by CCEH employees, but since Dec.15 volunteers are welcomed once again for … Continue reading As winter shelter opens for season, housing crisis looms
A reflection from the Rev. Scott Tayler and the team at Soul Matters There’s a natural, and important, go-getter quality to this month’s theme of Commitment. After all, huge payoffs come when we keep our commitments. Maintaining loyalty to healthy habits not only lengthens our lives but enriches them. Faithfully following through on our relationship … Continue reading What Does it Mean to be a People of Commitment?
Jacob Blake. Jacob Blake. Jacob Blake. We speak your name aloud in this liminal time, holding you in prayer and love. We surround you–a great cloud of witnesses, living and dead–holding you tenderly and sending you energy and strength as your sacred body struggles to live and to heal. We pray for your sweet babies, … Continue reading for ourselves, each other and our collective futures
