During the Power Outage
Last night a winter storm knocked the power out at my home, and I began to think about things… As I pulled out my wind-up flashlight I began to think about renewable resources. If I can power my flashlight (and...
The Faces of Foodball
There’s a competition in the small town where I grew up called Foodball. It’s an 11 day all-out contest between two high schools to see who can raise the most food and money for local food banks. The contest however,...
Global warming and government
To run a country, a seat of government has to have a permanent address. Back in 1862, a flood transformed Sacramento into what papers called “a sort of a frontier Venice.” Early in January, said reporters, “Water in Sacramento was...
TED talks Technology
As I watched the TED talk “A Third Way to Think About Aid” by Jacqueline Novogratz I began to think about ELCA World Hunger’s work with Companion Synods and partner organizations. According to the “talk” it seems that our work...
Considering the ethics of eating
The following was written by Dr. Warren Chain, who recently led a trip during which participants learned about and reflected on ethical aspects of our food production systems and food choices. From Thursday October 22 through Sunday, October 25 in...
What I found in Lomas
I’ve been putting off this blog post for a couple of weeks now. I’m having such a hard time figuring out what to say. On October 3, I returned from Mexico City where I spent a week with 44 other...
Bicycles and Bread Shops Abroad
During my last trip to Europe I really started thinking about the food, exercise and time usage differences between Americans and Western Europeans (in general). I don’t claim to be a nutritionist, sociologist or expert in really any field, just...
Carless in…Sacramento?
“You’re going to have to buy a car.” That’s what everyone told me when they heard I was returning to the west coast. Sure, they said–it’s easy to live without a car in Chicago, surrounded by trains, buses, taxis, and...
More from Crossways Camping Ministries
The staff at Crossways Camping Ministries in Wisconsin spent a lot of time this summer helping kids deepen their understanding of hunger and it’s causes. Below is a follow-up to their original post. It is written by Ben Koehler. Every week...
Songs that Inspire
Last Tuesday’s Facebook TueSpot generated some great replies. What about? Songs that make a statement for CHANGE. As a blog reader, I’d like to share these clips of musical inspiration with you too! From 1980’s favorites that will never die...