Developing an ecotheology of critical hope in Cascadia
This summer, I've invited others to join me on Friday "hikes" or nature excursions around our small region. Part of this has to do with my church's current emphasis on getting to know our watershed so that we can better take care of the space around us. We can only love places that we know, …
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Well, sometimes when you go hiking with kids, you have to admit your failures...at least if you're me! So, we went hiking with my friend Lotus and K's friend N to Magness Memorial Tree Farm (which, by the way, is not a tree farm, but is a demonstration forest with hiking trails, a covered picnic area, …
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I got a little behind in posting anything, but K and I have still been doing our weekly hikes in the area! We've been hiking with other people lately, which has been fun. I'd always heard about the trails at the Trappist Abbey of Our Lady of Guadalupe, and I've driven by there countless times, …
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Cherice Bock 