Awakening to a new economics
Recently, a world leader issued a stark warning: the interests of fossil fuel companies may ultimately destroy humanity itself. The president of Colombia, Gustavo Petro. Addressing a 57-country conference on … Continue reading The Mis-Aligned AIs are Already With Us – Capitalism, AI and the original alignment problem
The only account of Jacob and a well in the Old Testament is when Jacob is reunited with his uncle Laban and meets his future wife Rachel.  This takes place to … Continue reading ‘Our water is our life, so let’s preserve it’ – Jacob’s Well and the Theft of Palestinian Water, Part 1
Please enjoy this blog below by Jeremy Williams, that chimes very much with our recent reporting on our church’s process applying for the Arocha Silver Award. Now, more than ever, … Continue reading How to run projects that create bigger change
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
Joy in Enough 