On the final day of my Spaceship Earth class at Peace Village, Newberg, we spent some time reviewing what we'd learned, discussing what stood out, and then making seed pods. (See Day 1, Day 2, Day 3, and Day 4 if you missed them, and/or download the full Spaceship Earth day camp plan.) Peace Village does …
Friends Journal, Quaker Spaces, and Civic Ecology
I'm grateful for the community we have at North Valley Friends, and I wrote about it for the August issue of Friends Journal. This issue focused on the theme of Quaker Spaces, and in my article, "It's the Spirit that Makes It Beautiful," I shared about how our worship space isn't the most up-to-date, or …
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Spaceship Earth: day 3
On day 3 of my Spaceship Earth class at Peace Village Newberg last week, we focused on water, soil, and pollution (see also day 1 and day 2). We watched the second part of the Stunning Views – From Earth to Universe and Back Again video. In the first part, it zooms out so that you eventually …
Spaceship Earth: day 1
This past week I taught a class for grade school kids at Peace Village Newberg on the topic of "Spaceship Earth." Peace Village is an "international nonprofit that teaches the power of peace to children, families, and communities." We have had a Peace Village day camp at North Valley Friends Church in Newberg, OR for …
Outdoors with Kids in Chehalem Valley: North Valley Friends Trail
We visit the North Valley Friends Trail often! It's a great place to go to be outside without having to drive far from Newberg (or at all, if you walk or bike there). It's just north of Newberg, directly north of the Foothills neighborhoods on College St. The trail is about 3/4 of a mile …
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Book Review in Quaker Life of C. Wess Daniels’ “A Convergent Model of Renewal: Remixing the Quaker Tradition in a Participatory Culture”
My book review of C. Wess Daniels' book, A Convergent Model of Renewal: Remixing the Quaker Tradition in a Participatory Culture, appeared in the March/April issue of Friends United Meeting's Quaker Life Magazine. I recommend this book for Friends/Quakers, and also for people from other denominations who are looking for a framework for figuring out what it …