Category Archives: Co-owning the Earth

June 24 2017 TRUMP: A GODSEND Former President Obama, in his speech at the Montreal Chamber of Commerce on June 6, used the phrase: INFLECTION POINT, which Google defines as “A time of significant change in a situation: a turning … Continue reading →

June 17 2017 WILL THE ORGANIZED CHURCH EVER REFORM ITSELF AGAIN? Two thousand years ago the Christian Community took a daring step: they changed the day of worship from Saturday to Sunday, from the Sabbath – today still celebrated by … Continue reading →

JUNE 10 2017 WILL A MELTING ARCTIC CAUSE A PANDEMIC? Margaret MacMillan, in her book THE WAR THAT ENDED PEACE, suggests that the Influenza in 1918-19, which killed some 40 million people, was caused by churning up the micro-laden soil … Continue reading →

June 3 2017 OUR NEAR FUTURE. Of course I am sticking my neck out. Well, it’s pretty short so I can’t venture too far. I am told that if you want to fathom the future, look to the past, so … Continue reading →

May 27 2017 I’VE SAID IT BEFORE AND I WILL SAY IT AGAIN. We are heading for disaster. Of course you know this already. Chances are you will not admit this to yourself or to others. By disaster I mean … Continue reading →

MAY 20 2017 AMUSING OURSELVES TO DEATH. For years I had a book by Neil Postman with the above title. The book was written in 1985, thus 32 years ago. I usually put my name on the inside cover and … Continue reading →