Listen to the Southern Wind
Listen to the southern wind Where the grass is brown Live beneath this pine In wind and rain Listen to the woods Listen to the ground O listen Where the … Continue reading Listen to the Southern Wind
Tag: spirituality
2026 Jane Jacobs Award
The Birmingham Jane Jacobs Award for anoutstanding contribution tothe protection ofBirmingham’s Built Environment was first awarded in 2024 and is now taking nominations for 2026. The award is named after the pioneering activist Jane Jacobs [1] who took on the city leaders of New … Continue reading 2026 Jane Jacobs Award
The Mis-Aligned AIs are Already With Us – Capitalism, AI and the original alignment problem
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
Children Buzz to Parliament with Bee Postcards to Demand a Law to Protect Nature and Climate
School children joined The Salvation Army, Green Christian and Zero Hour at the Houses of Parliament yesterday, 9 April, to call for a new law to protect climate and nature. … Continue reading Children Buzz to Parliament with Bee Postcards to Demand a Law to Protect Nature and Climate
Starting With What’s Already There
There’s something quietly radical about asking a simple question: what can we do with the land we already have? You may remember a few weeks back I reported upon at … Continue reading Starting With What’s Already There
Silver Award or Sacred Soil? One Church’s Journey Beyond Eco-Policy to a Creed of Care
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
Could you start a fruit harvesting group?
Every year London quietly produces an orchard’s worth of fruit! However far too much of it drops, bruises, and disappears into the compost heap. In 2025 three fruit picking groups … Continue reading Could you start a fruit harvesting group?
Book review: Snö, by Sverker Sörlin
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
Joy in Enough 