Awakening to a new economics
How do we move from checking boxes for an award to nurturing a deeper, more joyful faith through our ecological efforts? At All Saints Church, Kings Heath our journey toward … Continue reading Silver Award or Sacred Soil? One Church’s Journey Beyond Eco-Policy to a Creed of Care
Here is a book review by Jeremy Williams of Snö, by Sverker Sörlin, that chimes with the recent themes we’ve been discussing… We had a brief flurry of snow a … Continue reading Book review: Snö, by Sverker Sörlin
Following my article on the Joy of Sledging, and anticipating more (yet sadly never appearing) snow this weekend. I hope you can forgive my bowdlerisation of Blake’s classic ‘Jerusalem’ in … Continue reading Did those feet in ancient time skate upon England’s lakes and rivers white?
Spirit of Rosa are a folk duo that plays in local churches and community centres in South Birmingham. I first became aware of the band through attending their Tuesday afternoon … Continue reading ‘Spirit of Rosa’
We had a heat pump installed in the house earlier this year. With frost on the ground yesterday, it’s been tested in lower temperatures for the first time and is doing just … Continue reading Low carbon heat is not the first heating transition
Our church is in the process of applying for the EcoChurch Silver Award from Arocha. This is a scheme to help churches reflect upon their environmental impact in particular areas … Continue reading EcoChurch Silver Award
A post script to my blog, Total Disbelief, one year on. To our joy, and without needing a petition, after all, Parish Buying, the churches’ bulk-buying scheme has nowterminated its dealings with Total Energies and adopted … Continue reading Total Joy
“Improbably funny US drama about Saint Clare of Assisi’s renouncement of worldly wealth” Time-out (1) Earlier this week I went to see a performance of “Poor Clare”, by Chiara Atik, … Continue reading “Poor Clare” and the tricky question of wealth
Joy in Enough 