Practical Earthkeeping: Transforming a Septic Drainfield and More
July 4, 2022 - Today we welcome back Rev. Elaine Breckenridge as our guest writer as she shares a significant earthkeeping project from her own back yard. by Rev. Elaine Breckenridge
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The Art of Creation: Creating a Buzz with Jazz
June 30, 2022 - A ten movement jazz piece created by Wynton Marsalis as an "animal ballet," explores the diversity, humor and quirkiness found in the animal kingdom through the medium of big band jazz and dance. By Louise Conner
How We Do It: Earthkeeping Ideas from the Circlewood Community
June 27, 2022 - Last week, since learning from each other is foundational for The Ecological Disciple (and our parent organization, Circlewood), we invited readers to share earthkeeping practices and habits from their own lives. We are grateful for those who shared from their experience.
The Art of Creation: For the Snail
June 23, 2022 - The creatures described in Characteristics of Life are humble, tentative, and vulnerable, easily overlooked and easily harmed in a world that values primarily what is like ourselves. What do we have in common, after all, with a mollusk? By Louise Conner
The Art of Creation: "Back" and Its Stories
June 15, 2022 - The techniques of the Dutch Old Masters and the accuracy of scientific observation come together skillfully in the work of Isabella Kirkland. By Louise Conner
Practical Earthkeeping: Everyday Chores—A First Step to Change
June 13, 2022 - Today we introduce our new column, Practical Earthkeeping. We'll be hearing from different people in the Monday column on this topic while James is moving he and his family to Camano Island. Today, we hear about ways to make chores more sustainable. By Vidhya Chintala.
The Art of Creation: Yielding Hosanna
June 9, 2022 - This psalm written by Ernesto Cardenal points us toward the wide creation and the truth that the yielding of the word hosanna is a fit task for all of creation. By Louise Conner