Social Creed for the 21st Century
This 28 minute video gives background on the new Social Creed. I posted this on my real estate blog because it draws attention to pressing social issues that are of concern to me personally and hopefully to you. You may not agree with every position in the Social Creed, but…
The Voice of Creation
Psalm 19 “The heavens declare the glory of God: the skies proclaim the work of his hands.” “Day after day they pour forth speech; night after night they display knowledge.” “There is no speech or language where their voice is not heard.” “Their voice goes out into all the earth,…
Are You Progressive?
Bruce Reyes-Chow highlights several characteristics that might suggest you are a progressive (not talkin’ political here), if… You can be described, but not defined You are more than a party platform You are not just waiting for the other side to get over its idiocy. You believe God can and does speak…
Finding Our Spritual Home
The story of Jonah in the Hebrew scriptures is more than a tale about what a fish vomits! It is rich with symbolism – unencrypted code, if we can see beyond the literal: The raging sea as anything evil The Gospel story of Jesus asleep while a storm on the…
Seeking the Welfare of Our City
Silicon Valley has a transient culture, with many people now moving frequently, rather than the norm of earlier generations, when families would live in the same neighborhood for decades. In the past, Saratoga, CA was probably more the exception, compared even with other Santa Clara County communities – my parents…
Ah, How You Will Delight the Angels!
Every week I look forward to receiving a newsletter and podcast from Krista Tippett’s Being (previously Speaking of Faith). This past week, May 14, 2009 is the culmination of an online project Repossessing Virtue where a broad spectrum of people share their experience of how the current economic downturn has…
