Archive for August, 2007

Seed in a cup 2.0

Tuesday, August 7th, 2007

Do kids still grow seeds in cups to see the mystery of new life (and early death)? Some valuable lessons there.

Which made me thought about a project I saw at MAKE Magazine and the MAKE: Blog about making one’s own biosphere in a jar.

If you’ve gotten high-concept, high-priced catalogs, you’ve seen ads for these sealed […]

Interfaith service at Yearly Kos

Sunday, August 5th, 2007

There was a Interfaith worship service at Yearly Kos, the conference associate with mega-political-blog Daily Kos. The readings included a portion from Universalist minister Olympia Brown, but I mention it because (1) the whole thing might be found in any number of Unitarian Universalist churches and (2) the liturgy is online. Pictures, too. (I love […]

How do you practice Christianity?

Sunday, August 5th, 2007

This is for the Unitarian Universalist Christians out there, especially those in groups. Mama G (Mom to the Left) asked the question and I would like us to answer it.

Alas, I’m not terribly much help since I try to find Christians of some closely related habits to fellowship with. But surely there’s a critical mass […]

Is the age of the hymnal over?

Friday, August 3rd, 2007

Not the hymn, which I think will be with us in some form — recovered or new — for a very long time, but the compiled and printed hymnal that I both love and which often fails to impress me. And sometimes fails congregations.

Hymnals are frozen in time. Because they are expensive to produce and […]

“Good boys deserve treats” and other lies I’m unlearning

Thursday, August 2nd, 2007

When I lose excess weight successfully, it isn’t because I found a must-do diet or skinny-sinful recipes.  It’s because I have a more conscious understanding about how I relate to food.

It’s OK to be a little hungry sometimes. I’m safe. I’m not going to starve. (Millions of others should be so [...]