tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-37106751.post237295441670906618..comments2023-06-28T11:56:24.073-04:00Comments on The Lamb's War: Iowa Yearly Meeting (Conservative)Micah Baleshttp://www.blogger.com/profile/06849915973708989620noreply@blogger.comBlogger2125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-37106751.post-27722463398295604432008-08-08T05:49:00.000-04:002008-08-08T05:49:00.000-04:00Yes, I do hear that call, and it encourages and st...Yes, I do hear that call, and it encourages and strengthens me to hear it sounded elsewhere in the Quaker blogosphere, and in such unashamedly Christocentric and holistic language, not as if the creation were something external to us ('the environment').<br><br>To repent of our covetousness and to turn towards a right relationship with God and God's creation should be at the heart of what Friends and all Christians are praying and doing. Is it?<br><br>Are we reading the signs of the times? I think in particular of the very troubling evidence that atmospheric carbon dioxide is reaching levels that make runaway global heating more and more likely if decisive action is not taken globally within the next few years.<br><br>I struggle with very urgent family commitments that make it difficult me to throw myself as wholeheartedly into this concern as I would wish. I'm sure many other people do, too. I hope and pray for a way forward.Alan Paxtonhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/04969635245524772482noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-37106751.post-42504069363960435012008-08-11T09:30:00.000-04:002008-08-11T09:30:00.000-04:00I was glad to see your reflections on IYMc Micah. ...I was glad to see your reflections on IYMc Micah. The message about the six-legged frog was indeed very powerful. I'm glad the meeting had already approved a minute about changing our lifestyles so that we weren't so harsh on the planet. This message was just another reminder why it is so important that we do consider how we're living and what we're doing to the planet. (I got the text of the minute and posted it on my blog.)Aimeehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/04570718941895225222noreply@blogger.com