Category Archives: Co-owning the Earth

December 1 2021 I AM AN “EARTHER”. In my church, St. Andrew’s Tweed, hangs a large Celtic Cross, crafted by one of our parishioners. A Cross is Celtic when it has an orb, a circle at its center, symbolizing that … Continue reading →

November 24 2021 WHAT IS “CHRISTIAN?” A few weeks ago, I received a mailing from the Christian School Foundation, a Canadian body with the aim to help Canada’s Christian School movement. To me it generated a somewhat adverse effect, a … Continue reading →

November 17 2021          A MESSENGER OF SATAN. It’s not often that I discover something new while in church. It wasn’t the minister’s words either, although he listed the passage, but then left it unread and unexplained, but to me it … Continue reading →

NOVEMBER 10 2021 NOBODY, NOTHING EVER DISAPPEARS. The COP 26 Conference has a problem: nothing ever disappears. We too could have a problem: nobody ever disappears. The entire 2 weeks get-together of the world’s problem solvers, cannot cure the matter … Continue reading →

NOVEMBER 3 2021 IT’S PAYBACK TIME: NOTHING COMES FREE. COP26 is on the way. The media are full with reports of boom and doom: boom for the solar and wind industries and electric cars manufacturers, and doom by the ‘too … Continue reading →

OCTOBER 27 2021 IS THE EARTH ALIVE? “The hills are alive with the Sound of music”, sings Julie Andrews. “Praise him, you mountains and hills”, sings Psalm 148. Is the earth alive? Yes, yes. Reading Braiding Sweetgrass by Robin Wall Kimmerrer has … Continue reading →