Stories like this one fill me with hope.
D.light Design, a company that is on a mission to replace the kerosene lamps used in developing world villages, has garnered $6 million in Series A funding. While solar panels and LEDs are seldom cheap, D.light’s founders — two Stanford MBAs — have created three low-cost lighting units [...]
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You are the light of the world
Posted in Being Green, Spirit Moving on November 9, 2008 | 2 Comments »
Take Action with Amnesty
Posted in Canada, Politics, Spirit Moving, United States on April 2, 2008 | Leave a Comment »
Amnesty International has launched a campaign to demand the release of 15 Tibetan monks who arrested as they were protesting peacefully. AI considers them at a high risk for torture.
And while you are there, have a look around at other Amnesty International USA campaigns to see if you can get behind any of them. [...]
The Myths of Christmas, Part II*
Posted in Life, Spirit Moving, Writing on December 12, 2007 | 3 Comments »
The big day is drawing nigh: Christianity’s happiest celebration, and the second most important day on the Christian calendar.
But Christmas wasn’t always so cherished. For three hundred years after the birth of Christ, Jesus’ humble beginnings weren’t even observed. It wasn’t considered important, not by Paul, nor any of the Gospel writers, nor the early [...]
The Myths of Christmas, Part I*
Posted in Spirit Moving, Writing on December 5, 2007 | 4 Comments »
Everyone knows the story.
That the baby Jesus was born in a manger, surrounded by oxen and donkeys, to humble parents named Mary and Joseph. Shepherds came to pay homage, heavenly hosts sang like the Mormon Tablernacle Choir, and three wise men came from afar bearing kingly gifts.
But is all of that true, or is it [...]
Four Graces
Posted in Spirit Moving on November 22, 2007 | 3 Comments »
Four graces for Americans, on Thanksgiving. And for all readers, who are mindful of our many blessings.
Buddhist
The joys and pains of all beings
are present in the gift of this food.
Let us receive it in love
and gratitude…
And in mindfulness of our sisters and brothers
among living beings of every kind
who are hungry or homeless,
sick or injured,
or suffering [...]
The Little Children
Posted in High Horse, Spirit Moving on June 1, 2007 | 5 Comments »
Salon has a fantastic — and surprisingly evenhanded — article about the Creation Museum in Petersburg, Kentucky.
Built with $27 million in donations from fundamentalist Christians, this huge 60,000 square foot complex, employing more than 300 people, is charged with proving that the Biblical version of creation in the book of Genesis is accurate, truthful, and [...]
The Lost Gospel
Posted in Books, Spirit Moving on February 27, 2007 | Leave a Comment »
Oh, if only I could do it all over again. I would have majored in religious studies, and I’d probably be teaching at some notable university now. I’ve always found the study of historical times to be fascinating.
Some readers might think such a proclamation would make me religious. But I’m not. I have a deep [...]
Real Christians Don’t Vote Republican
Posted in Spirit Moving on February 15, 2007 | 1 Comment »
It’s amazing how many people have a direct line to God.
Bring up any contentious issue — capital punishment, the teaching of evolutionary theory in Kansas classrooms, gay marriage bans in most American states — and biblical pundits come out of the woodwork quoting scripture, line and verse, to prove their point. They know what God [...]
A Christmas Grace
Posted in Being Green, Spirit Moving on December 22, 2006 | Leave a Comment »
This quick post is a companion to my way-too-long post below: Do They Know It’s Christmas. Here is my favorite Grace from that book.
It’s wonderful for both Canadian and American Thanksgivings and, of course, at Christmas. I say it often, and it always brings tears to my eyes.
It’s an Ojibway prayer. Let me know if [...]
