Why am I here? Our struggle for meaning, in the world and church

Perhaps the central reason I keep coming back to St. Andrew’s at this particular moment in history is the anguish I feel for the world.

It’s the concrete anguish we feel every day when we open the newspaper for the update on the amount of oil spilling into the Gulf. It’s that anguish that comes with hearing the news of the latest drone attack on a village in Afghanistan or Pakistan, or a reading a report on the most recent study of species extinction and reduction in biodiversity.

For me, anguish captures the emotion associated with recognizing that we humans have fallen out of right relation with Creation, and therefore inevitably out of right relation with each other.
(Sermon delivered yesterday at St. Andrew’s Presbyterian Church in Austin, Texas.)

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The End of Capitalism? Part 2A. Capitalism and Ecological Limits

Alex Knight was interviewed about the End of Capitalism Theory, which states that the global capitalist system is breaking down due to ecological limits (such as peak oil) and social limits to growth and that a paradigm shift toward a non-capitalist future is underway. This is the second part of a four-part interview.

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You Can be a BILLIONAIRE Without Even Trying!

What can you do to optimize your chances in the case of hyperinflation, a deflationary economic Depression, an oil crisis, a famine, or a series of horrendous environmental disasters? If you don’t already know, you’d better wise up fast—because some or all of these exciting opportunities are on their way to a neighborhood near you! In fact, one or two may already be tapping you on the shoulder and asking to make your acquaintance.

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Can Sustainable Farming Really Feed Us?

After a vivid and thoughtful discussion of the organic farming practices and the positive effects of a strong local economy that has in many ways rejuvenated the town of Hardwick, Vermont, the host, Robin Young, asked a pricelessly dense question: “but can sustainable farming really feed us all?” The thoughtless presumption of the question is that unsustainable farming might possibly be a better approach, that we ultimately have any choice but to follow sustainable practices, at least if we wish to sustain our civilization.

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