Hospitality for the Coming Age

I stumbled across theologian and historian Martin Marty discussing building cultures of trust on Speaking of Faith (first person). Check it out!
Such cultures of trust and relationships of depth and constancy will be our only hope as we move through fear, greed, scarcity and judgment. Marty is moved by the sentiment that “we are members, [...]

Last week at Bethany we had a conversation about community in this time of economic scarcity. We gathered over rice and beans, free chives, and shared salsa. Here are my notes:

what skills do we have?

Growing food, preparing, preserving

bring our own food to meals instead of paying caterers

eat together more often

what can we share?

rides

books

phone lines, internet

tv, [...]

23 October 2008
Today Melissa Hill spoke at Bethany/ESR Peace Forum about third party politics.
Three-and-a-half years ago, Bill Kristol spoke at Earlham College.
Melissa is a volunteer coordinator for Ralph Nader/Matt Gonzalez in Indiana, and Florida, 2000 was bound to come up. When it did, tension filled the room and the decibels jumped. Quickly, the energy focused [...]