"Humanity faces an acute crisis. It is not only a political and technological crisis, but an ethical and theological/religious crisis. Are we members of creation who are morally responsible for how we treat our fellow creatures, or are we masters who may act with impunity towards nature? Ultimately the survival of life as we know it is at stake."
—YDS Dean Greg Sterling in his article in the new issue of Reflections
We rush through days counting minutes. But what if we're using the wrong kind of time?
The Greeks knew two types: Chronos (clock time) and Kairos (soul time). One measures. One reveals openings.
When we stop racing, something shifts. Endings become doorways. Crisis becomes life reorganizing itself.
What if the future isn't running out but circling back?
Read more about relearning the rhythms of change:
A TikToker is exposing churches that refuse to help a hungry baby #religion
Colts' QB crisis deepens: Leonard has knee injury https://www.espn.com/nfl/story/_/id/47249059/riley-leonard-knee-injury-adding-colts-qb-crisis
It is hard to convey the breadth and depth of determination among normally comfortable privileged white people around here.
People are outraged, spooked, heartbroken, scared, confused, in shock, utterly livid, all that — but there’s something else. I’ve •never• seen so many people organize like this. I’ve never seen the general population so willing to •act•, to show up, to make emergency plans, to just step into a crisis situation and shout down people with assault rifles. It’s wild.
Disappointed but not surprised. Too many churches are like this, supposedly because of being scammed in the past. But there's nothing in the bible about holding the actions of one person against another person.
https://www.friendlyatheist.com/p/a-tiktoker-is-expos…
Venezuela’s rulers have deployed #armed #militias to patrol streets, operate checkpoints and check people’s phones in a crackdown to consolidate authority after the US attack on Caracas.
Paramilitary groups known as #colectivos…
"this new arms race is halting attempts to tackle the climate crisis as countries scramble to secure critical minerals for the next generation of weapons.
The study found that at least 38 minerals and metals, including lithium, cobalt, graphite and rare earth elements that form the basis of the energy transition are being stockpiled by the Pentagon with potentially devastating effects on climate action"
1, 2, 3, 4, WAR! What is it good for?
Have a courageous Day of Ares aka Mars' Day aka Tuesday 🗡️
The #NewYear is barely a week old and shows already that Ares will be busy. Let's not forget he is also the god of riots and rebellion:
"Ares . . . ally of Themis, stern governor of the rebellious."
Homeric Hymn 8 to Ares
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More than 60,000 penguins have starved to death off the coast of South Africa
as a result of collapsing sardine numbers, according to a new study.
From 2004 to 2011, more than 95 per cent of the African penguins on Dassen Island and Robben Island died.
Researchers said they probably died during the moulting period, the annual event where they replace all their feathers at once over a number of weeks.
The climate crisis and overfishing have been attributed to driving…