Over and Over
We look at the various ways we give away our power and then show how we can empower ourselves in healthy ways. We note what advice Jesus and Byron Katie give.
Author Archives: Paul John Roach
Home Place
The famous author, poet, farmer and activist Wendell Berry writes that “no settled family or community has ever called its home place an “environment”. No-one has ever called its feeling for its home place “biocentric” or “anthropocentric”. The concepts and insights of the ecologists are of great usefulness in our predicament…but they come from the […]
Jesus Was A Carpenter
We learn whether Jesus was actually a carpenter or something else and why this is of significance for him and for understanding our lives today.
The Small Creatures are Talking
Finding life humdrum and zoning out into fantasy does not bring happiness. In this message we look at what wonders are right under our noses. We share ideas from Mark Nepo, Wendell Berry and Walter Mitty!
Start Anew
Sermon from the Burning Bowl Ceremony for 2014. Together we look at what it means to start anew and what qualities of mind help us to do so.