Earthkeepers: A Circlewood Podcast on Creation Care and Spirituality
226 episodes - English - Latest episode: 5 days ago -The Earthkeepers Podcast promotes global connection among ecological-minded people who believe that earth care is an integral part of spiritual life. Through conversations about topics like ecology, climate change, gardening, farming, social enterprise, theology, environmental justice, outdoor recreation, conservation and community development, we aim to inspire a movement of ordinary earthkeepers who will help heal the world.
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103. Growing Little Earthkeepers: Shauna Causey of the South Whidbey Preschool
April 22, 2024 12:00 - 36 minutes - 25.1 MBOn this podcast, we talk often about the importance of creative, out-of-the box thinking when it comes to making a difference in promoting earth care and fighting against climate change. In this conversation, we find out what such innovative problem-solving can look like when it comes to educating young kids. Shauna Causey confronted the need for formational, quality preschool education for her own children by designing a solution that included integrating her love of nature and her interest...
Love is Local: Learning Our Places with Ben Lowe, A Rocha USA
April 08, 2024 12:00 - 44 minutes - 30.4 MBEarthkeepers has been hugely impacted by A Rocha in great part because of the profound formational influence on the part of the organization’s founders, Peter and Miranda Harris. On the podcast we’ve frequently featured A Rocha voices, including that of Leah Kostamo of A Rocha Canada, way back in episode 5. In episode 62, we talked about carbon offsetting with Brittany Michalski of Climate Stewards, a nonprofit in the A Rocha family of organizations. And in episode 79, we spoke about hospi...
102. Love is Local: Learning Our Places with Ben Lowe, A Rocha USA
April 08, 2024 12:00 - 44 minutes - 30.4 MBEarthkeepers has been deeply affected by A Rocha because of the profound formational influence of the organization’s founders, Peter and Miranda Harris. On the podcast we’ve frequently featured A Rocha voices, including that of Leah Kostamo of A Rocha Canada, way back in episode 5. In episode 62, we talked about carbon offsetting with Brittany Michalski of Climate Stewards, a nonprofit in the A Rocha family of organizations. And in episode 79, we spoke about hospitality and community with ...
101. Turning the Tables: Forrest Gets Interviewed, on the Think Global podcast
March 25, 2024 12:00 - 35 minutes - 24.7 MBRecently, Brandon Stiver and Phil Darke asked Earthkeepers host Forrest Inslee to be a guest on THEIR podcast, called Think Global, Do Justice. Among other things, they wanted to ask about a book he edited recently with Angel Burns, called Re-Imagining Short-Term Missions. They also talked about COP 28, evangelical attitudes toward creation care, poverty and environmental justice, Star Trek, and even the story of how Forrest came to adopt his daughter. So, for a change of pace, here is an a...
Turning the Tables: Forrest Gets Interviewed, on the Think Global podcast
March 25, 2024 12:00 - 35 minutes - 24.7 MBRecently, Brandon Stiver and Phil Darke asked Earthkeepers host Forrest Inslee to be a guest on THEIR podcast, called Think Global, Do Justice. Among other things, they wanted to ask about a book he edited recently with Angel Burns, called Re-Imagining Short-Term Missions. They also talked about COP 28, evangelical attitudes toward creation care, poverty and environmental justice, Star Trek, and even the story of how Forrest came to adopt his daughter. So, for a change of pace, here is an a...
100. Youth in Climate Action: Launching a New Circlewood Podcast
March 11, 2024 12:00 - 38 minutes - 26.2 MBThis is the 100th episode of the podcast! In keeping with this landmark episode, we’ll be doing something special: We’re launching a NEW Circlewood podcast called Youth in Climate Action! As you might imagine, this podcast will focus on the needs and questions of younger folks about earthcare and the climate future. Importantly, it will also feature young voices, and highlight innovative approaches to inspire a new generation of earth activists and advocates. In this episode of the Earthkeep...
99. Poverty and Earthcare in Tension: A Ugandan Perspective, with Victor Ochen
February 26, 2024 12:00 - 29 minutes - 20.6 MBThis special episode features a guest host from Uganda, Dr. Edward Olara, who Forrest interviewed in episode 71. Edward was once Forrest's student and has become a friend; they’ve worked together in Uganda to encourage and empower development professionals. Recently, Edward published a book called The Elephants and the Farmers. As the HOST of this episode, Dr. Olara interviews a Ugandan friend and colleague, Mr. Victor Ochen, the founder and Executive Director of the African Youth Initiat...
98. Fighting Fast Fashion: Knowing the Stories We Wear, with Kathleen Audet
February 12, 2024 12:00 - 46 minutes - 31.7 MBIn the last episode, we talked about the enormous impact that relatively mundane choices like what we eat have on the health of the planet. In this episode, we talk about another part of our everyday habits that we might not normally think about in earthkeeping terms: what we wear—and the impact of the clothing choices we make on the planet as a whole. To get us thinking about our OWN fashion habits, let me ask you a couple of questions: First though, pick just one item of clothing you are w...
Eating Like Earthkeepers, with Nutritionist Leslie Aaron
January 30, 2024 00:00 - 44 minutes - 30.8 MBWhile most listeners to this podcast have found ways to make changers in their lives in order to live in more earth-sustaining ways, how often do we pay attention to what we eat as a critical factor for an earthkeeping lifestyle? Think about the foods that made up the last meal you ate: Do you know where those foods came from? How they were produced? How those foods impacted your carbon footprint? In this episode, Forrest talks to nutritionist Leslie Aaron—a person who helps people answer...
97. Eating Like Earthkeepers, with Nutritionist Leslie Aaron
January 30, 2024 00:00 - 44 minutes - 30.8 MBWhile most listeners to this podcast have found ways to make changers in their lives in order to live in more earth-sustaining ways, how often do we pay attention to what we eat as a critical factor for an earthkeeping lifestyle? Think about the foods that made up the last meal you ate: Do you know where those foods came from? How they were produced? How those foods impacted your carbon footprint? In this episode, Forrest talks to nutritionist Leslie Aaron—a person who helps people answer...
96. Coffee for the Common Good: TJ Fittis of Camano Island Coffee Roasters
January 15, 2024 13:00 - 27 minutes - 19.3 MBIn this episode, we talk with TJ Fittis, owner of Camano Island Coffee Roasters. I became a fan of Camano Island Coffee way back in 2006, when I asked the company’s founder, my friend Jeff Ericson, to come lecture in a course I was teaching. This course was all about social entrepreneurship—and for those not familiar with that term, a social enterprise is a business that exists not just for financial profit, but also for social benefits that somehow make the world a better place. Jeff was a ...
95. Launching Season Five, with Forrest and James
January 01, 2024 20:00 - 25 minutes - 17.8 MBWe’re glad to have you back with us as we launch season five of the podcast in this new year. The format of this episode will be a bit different because, as is our usual custom, our Executive Producer, James Amadon, and Forrest reflect a bit on season four and look ahead to some exciting new directions for season five. James Amadon Executive Director of Circlewood Twitter LinkedIn Forrest Inslee Associate Director of Circlewood & Earthkeepers Podcast host Twitter LinkedIn M...
94. Greening the Holidays, with Abby Fehrsen and Friends
December 04, 2023 17:00 - 39 minutes - 27.2 MBThis special episode encourages ways we can reimagine our holiday practices. Forrest is in conversation with Abby Fehrsen of Capetown, South Africa talking about how she and her family have creatively adapted their celebration practices to become greener. Then, toward the end of this episode, we’ll hear some holiday greetings from a number of Earthkeepers all around the world. You might remember Abby from an Earthkeepers episode that she hosted earlier this year, and from an interview in sea...
93. Truth-Telling and Restorative Justice: The Myth of the First Thanksgiving, with Lenore Three Stars and Robbie Paul
November 20, 2023 13:00 - 38 minutes - 26.4 MBEvery culture has core stories - mythologies that have everything to do with group identity. Sometimes those stories are connected to national holidays, as in the case of the American holiday called Thanksgiving. But who gets to determine what those core stories should be? In this episode we welcome two wise women who have made it their life’s work to serve as truth-tellers, and advocates for the stories of Native peoples that are seldom heard. Lenore Three Stars of the Oglala Sioux Band of ...
92. Embracing Climate Grief, with Hannah Malcolm
November 06, 2023 12:00 - 55 minutes - 38.1 MBFor many of us who are really committed to earthcare causes, it is easy to put all our focus on changemaking, on action, and on working for a more hopeful climate future. Sometimes though, we focus on taking action without really taking time to embrace the reality of what has already been lost due to climate change. Our guest in this episode makes the case that we need to allow ourselves to grieve what we have lost—and that this grieving will ultimately help us to become better, more honest ...
91. The Culture of Whales: Hydrophones, Cetaceans, and the Power of Story, with Joe Olson
October 23, 2023 11:00 - 34 minutes - 23.8 MBIn the Earthkeepers podcast, we often talk about learning how to listen well—to the land, to the family of creation, and to Spirit. How, though, can we listen to our relatives who live under water? Our guest in this episode is Joe Olson, who has designed and built hydrophones – underwater microphones that he tailors specifically for hearing the voices of dolphins and whales. In fact, Joe recorded the voices of the whales at the opening of this episode. In this episode, we turn the tables and...
The Culture of Whales: Hydrophones, Cetaceans, and the Power of Story, with Joe Olson
October 23, 2023 11:00 - 34 minutes - 23.8 MBIn the Earthkeepers podcast, we often talk about learning how to listen well—to the land, to the family of creation, and to Spirit. How though can we listen to our relatives who live under water? Our guest in this episode is Joe Olson, who has designed and built hydrophones – underwater microphones that he tailors specifically for hearing the voices of dolphins and whales. In fact, Joe recorded the voices of the whales at the opening of this episode. Today though, we’re going to turn the tab...
90. Mindfulness, Positive Psychology, and Realistic Thinking: Earthkeeping in Jordan, with Mohammad Asfour
October 09, 2023 11:00 - 46 minutes - 31.8 MBWhat are the earthkeeping challenges in a place where human beings have been impacting the environment since the Paleolithic era? How does one think about restoring nature in a place known as the cradle of civilization? In this episode, we gain some practical wisdom from the Hashemite Kingdom of Jordan. For that perspective, we welcome Mohammad Asfour, founding chair of WADI—an organization that advances water conservation and land stewardship practices in Jordan. He is also an environmental...
Mindfulness, Positive Psychology, and Realistic Thinking: Earthkeeping in Jordan, with Mohammad Asfour
October 09, 2023 11:00 - 46 minutes - 31.8 MBWhat are the earthkeeping challenges in a place where human beings have been impacting the environment since the Paleolithic era? How does one think about restoring nature in a place known as the cradle of civilization? In this episode, we’ll gain some practical wisdom from the Hashemite Kingdom of Jordan. For that perspective, we welcome Mohammad Asfour, founding chair of WADI—an organization that advances water conservation and land stewardship practices in Jordan. He is also an environmen...
89. Family Earthkeeping: The DeJongs' Story of Urban Greenspace Restoration
September 25, 2023 11:00 - 48 minutes - 33.6 MBOn the Earthkeepers podcast, we talk a lot about transforming damaged or neglected spaces into thriving ecologies that benefit both the human and more-than-human members of the community of creation. Way back in episode 2, for example, we talked to Tahmina Martelly about how neighbors turned an unused parking lot into a thriving community garden for refugees. In episode 40, we spoke with Casa Adobe in Costa Rica about how folks worked together to restore a neglected region of jungle and to p...
88. Building Green: Architect David Vandervort on Place-Based Design
September 11, 2023 11:00 - 34 minutes - 23.6 MBAs you might know, the Earthkeepers podcast is part of a larger organization called Circlewood—and Circlewood has a dream to establish an inspirational, educational eco-village in a place called Camano Island in Washington State. In this podcast conversation, Circlewood’s Executive Director James Amadon and Forrest are joined by David Vandervort, the architect who has held the vision and designed the built spaces that will make up Circlewood Village. Among other things, we talk about green a...
Building Green: Architect David Vandervort on Place-Based Design
September 11, 2023 11:00 - 34 minutes - 23.6 MBAs you might know, the Earthkeepers podcast is part of a larger organization called Circlewood—and Circlewood has a dream to establish an inspirational, educational eco-village in a place called Camano Island in Washington State. In the podcast conversation today, Circlewood’s director James Amadon and Forrest are joined by David Vandervort, the architect who has held the vision and designed the built spaces that will make up Circlewood Village. Among other things, we talk about green archit...
87. Food Connects: Community Building and Environmental Awareness, Abigail Fehrsen and Kehinde Micheal Osatuyi of Muizenberg Kitchen
August 28, 2023 11:00 - 29 minutes - 20.2 MBChanging the climate future of our planet can only happen when we all work together and learn from each other—and that’s why this podcast includes diverse perspectives from around the world. Our guest host in this episode is Abigail Fehrsen in South Africa. Abby talks to Kehinde Micheal Osatuyi about the Muizenberg Community Kitchen—an inspiring and groundbreaking social enterprise that offers nutritious, affordable, plant-based meals to the community—but also gives special attention to the...
Food Connects: Community Building and Environmental Awareness, Abigail Fehrsen and Kehinde Micheal Osatuyi of Muizenberg Kitchen
August 28, 2023 11:00 - 29 minutes - 20.2 MBChanging the climate future of our planet can only happen when we all work together and learn from each other--and that’s why this podcast includes diverse perspectives from around the world. To that end, our guest host in this episode will be Abigail Fehrsen in South Africa. You might remember Abby from episode 57, when she and her friend Liesl told the story of the community food cooperative they founded. In THIS episode Abby will be talking to Kehinde Micheal Osatuyi about the Muizenberg ...
86. Better Ways to Build: Constructing Eco-Friendly, Healthy Dwellings with Jesse Nathanson and James Sledge of Nomadic Earth Architecture
August 14, 2023 11:00 - 43 minutes - 29.9 MBAs we all know, sometimes it isn’t easy being green. Especially when it comes to sustainable, affordable, earth-friendly architecture. Remember the story of the three little pigs? It didn’t work out so well for the two pigs who built cheap houses out of straw and sticks. But what if it were feasible to build durable, eco-friendly buildings out of straw or sticks—or even corn cobs or woodchips? Our friends at Nomadic Earth Architecture say it’s possible, and they want to tell you how. As our...
Better Ways to Build: Constructing Eco-Friendly, Healthy Dwellings with Jesse Nathanson and James Sledge of Nomadic Earth Architecture
August 14, 2023 11:00 - 43 minutes - 29.9 MBAs we all know, sometimes it isn’t easy being green. Especially when it comes to sustainable, affordable, earth-friendly architecture. Remember the story of the three little pigs? It didn’t work out so well for the two pigs who built cheap houses out of straw and sticks. But what if it were feasible to build durable, eco-friendly buildings out of straw or sticks—or even corn cobs or woodchips? Our friends at Nomadic Earth Architecture say it’s possible, and they want to tell you how. As our...
Becoming Hope: Debra Rienstra on her book Refugia Faith
July 31, 2023 12:00 - 48 minutes - 33.1 MBIn this episode James Amadon and Forrest Inslee reprise a webinar discussion with Debra Rienstra, author of a new book called Refugia Faith: Seeking Hidden Shelters, Ordinary Wonders, and the Healing of the Earth. In her writing, Dr. Rienstra asks deep and sometimes difficult questions, such as: What might Creator say to us about our role in caring for creation--if we could quiet ourselves long enough to listen? Also, How can we look for the possibilities of new life and restoration of the e...
85. Becoming Hope: Debra Rienstra on her book Refugia Faith
July 31, 2023 12:00 - 48 minutes - 33.1 MBIn this episode, James Amadon and Forrest Inslee reprise a webinar discussion with Debra Rienstra, author of a new book called Refugia Faith: Seeking Hidden Shelters, Ordinary Wonders, and the Healing of the Earth. In her writing, Dr. Rienstra asks deep and sometimes difficult questions, such as: What might Creator say to us about our role in caring for creation—if we could quiet ourselves long enough to listen? Also, How can we look for the possibilities of new life and restoration of the ...
The Heart-work of Earth-care: The Teachings of Sri Chinmoy, with Pragati Pascale
July 17, 2023 12:00 - 42 minutes - 29 MBWhat does an Indian guru--who teaches through meditative art, performance and extreme sport--have to tell us about how we might better love our planet? In this episode Forrest talks with Pragati Pascale about the writings of Indian spiritual teacher Sri Chinmoy. Pragati has worked for the United Nations for many years as a senior communications strategist and consultant on sustainability issues. She is also the editor of a new book, Listen to Nature: Living in Harmony with the Earth, which p...
84. The Heart-work of Earth-care: The Teachings of Sri Chinmoy, with Pragati Pascale
July 17, 2023 12:00 - 42 minutes - 29 MBWhat does an Indian guru--who teaches through meditative art, performance and extreme sport--have to tell us about how we might better love our planet? In this episode Forrest talks with Pragati Pascale about the writings of Indian spiritual teacher Sri Chinmoy. Pragati has worked for the United Nations for many years as a senior communications strategist and consultant on sustainability issues. She is also the editor of a new book, Listen to Nature: Living in Harmony with the Earth, which p...
83. Summer Meditation: The Wonder of an Onion, with Wes Willison
July 03, 2023 12:00 - 30 minutes - 20.7 MBIn this special episode, we depart from the usual interview format and offer you some moments of guided meditation instead. While Forrest is in Ireland interviewing people for future episodes of the podcast, Wes Willison is stepping in to walk you through something called “The Onion Session." Drawn from the book The Supper of the Lamb, by Robert Farrar Capon, this is a guided meditation that is meant to focus our attention on one small and humble object. This soul-and-mind opening exercise h...
Summer Meditation: The Wonder of an Onion, with Wes Willison
July 03, 2023 12:00 - 30 minutes - 20.7 MBIn this special episode, we depart from the usual interview format and offer you some moments of guided meditation instead. While Forrest is in Ireland interviewing people for future episodes of the podcast, Wes Willison is stepping in to walk you through something called “The Onion Session." Drawn from the book The Supper of the Lamb, by Robert Farrar Capon, this is a guided meditation that is meant to focus our attention on one small and humble object. This soul-and-mind opening exercise h...
A Better Climate Future: Empowering Young Leaders, with Tori Goebel of Young Evangelicals for Climate Action
June 19, 2023 11:00 - 37 minutes - 25.9 MBIn this episode, Forrest talks with Tori Goebel, National Organizer and Spokesperson for Young Evangelicals for Climate Action. YECA works to mobilize youth to act against climate change, to advocate for creation care, and to promote the hope among young people that a better climate future is possible. Guest: Tori Goebel, National organizer and spokesperson for Young Evangelicals for Climate Action LinkedIn Twitter Mentions Atlantic Coast Pipeline Mountain Valley Pipeline Evange...
82. A Better Climate Future: Empowering Young Leaders, with Tori Goebel of Young Evangelicals for Climate Action
June 19, 2023 11:00 - 37 minutes - 25.9 MBIn this episode, Forrest talks with Tori Goebel, National Organizer and Spokesperson for Young Evangelicals for Climate Action. YECA works to mobilize youth to act against climate change, to advocate for creation care, and to promote the hope among young people that a better climate future is possible. Guest: Tori Goebel, National organizer and spokesperson for Young Evangelicals for Climate Action LinkedIn Twitter Mentions Atlantic Coast Pipeline Mountain Valley Pipeline Evange...
God in the Thin Spaces: Praying Like a Celt, with Kelly Deutsch
June 05, 2023 11:00 - 46 minutes - 31.8 MBIn this episode, Forrest talks with Kelly Deutsch, founder of Spiritual Wanderlust, an organization that supports people on their path to wholeness and intimacy with the divine. This includes encouraging people to engage spirit in nature—a connection that Earthkeepers care very much about. In our conversation, we discuss how Celtic spiritual practices in particular can inspire us to sense God in all of creation. Guest: Kelly Deutsch Founder of Spiritual Wanderlust Podcast host Growth ...
81. God in the Thin Spaces: Praying Like a Celt, with Kelly Deutsch
June 05, 2023 11:00 - 46 minutes - 31.8 MBIn this episode, Forrest talks with Kelly Deutsch, founder of Spiritual Wanderlust, an organization that supports people on their path to wholeness and intimacy with the divine. This includes encouraging people to engage spirit in nature—a connection that Earthkeepers care very much about. In our conversation, we discuss how Celtic spiritual practices in particular can inspire us to sense God in all of creation. Guest: Kelly Deutsch Founder of Spiritual Wanderlust Podcast host Growth ...
Not Just Human Need: Creation, Community, and Development, with Annah Amani, Plant with Purpose Africa
May 22, 2023 11:00 - 43 minutes - 29.6 MBIn this episode Forrest talks with Dr. Annah Amani, the Africa Programs Director for Plant with Purpose. From past episodes you might know that Plant with Purpose is a global environmental nonprofit organization working to address the interconnected challenges of global poverty and environmental damage. Their aim is to restore the regenerativerelationship between people and the natural environment so that all beings in the community of creation, human and nonhuman, might thrive together. Gu...
80. Not Just Human Need: Creation, Community, and Development, with Annah Amani, Plant with Purpose Africa
May 22, 2023 11:00 - 43 minutes - 29.6 MBIn this episode Forrest talks with Dr. Annah Amani, the Africa Programs Director for Plant with Purpose. From past episodes you might know that Plant with Purpose is a global environmental nonprofit organization working to address the interconnected challenges of global poverty and environmental damage. Their aim is to restore the regenerativerelationship between people and the natural environment so that all beings in the community of creation, human and nonhuman, might thrive together. Gu...
79. Hospitality, Vulnerability, and Transformational Community, with Jo Swinney on her book A Place at the Table
May 08, 2023 12:00 - 36 minutes - 25 MBIn this episode, Forrest is joined by his occasional cohost, Christine Sine. They talk to Jo Swinney, Director of Communications for A Rocha International, a global family of conservation organizations working together to care for creation, and equip others to do likewise. Specifically, they talk about a new book that Jo co-authored with her mother, Miranda Harris. The book is called A Place at the Table: Faith, Hope, and Hospitality. In that book Jo draws from lessons learned from being pa...
Hospitality, Vulnerability, and Transformational Community, with Jo Swinney on her book A Place at the Table
May 08, 2023 12:00 - 36 minutes - 25 MBIn this episode, Forrest is joined by his occasional cohost, Christine Sine. They talk to Jo Swinney, Director of Communications for A Rocha International, a global family of conservation organizations working together to care for creation, and equip others to do likewise. Specifically, they talk about a new book that Jo co-authored with her mother, Miranda Harris. The book is called A Place at the Table: Faith, Hope, and Hospitality. In that book Jo draws from lessons learned from being pa...
78. With God in the Wild Spaces: John Wayne Seitzler and Nick Rubesh of Bethany Wilderness Ministry
April 13, 2023 21:00 - 50 minutes - 34.9 MBIn this episode Forrest talks with John Wayne Seitzler and Nick Rubesh, leaders of the Wilderness Ministry at Bethany Community Church in Seattle. The Wilderness Ministry fosters experiences in nature that transform hearts and minds--and that help people to grow in their understanding of God and of the whole community of creation. Recently, in partnership with Circlewood, they’ve embarked on a new adventure: The ecological restoration of church property—and the establishment of a wild space ...
With God in the Wild Spaces: John Wayne Seitzler and Nick Rubesh of Bethany Wilderness Ministry
April 13, 2023 21:00 - 50 minutes - 34.9 MBIn this episode Forrest talks with John Wayne Seitzler and Nick Rubesh, leaders of the Wilderness Ministry at Bethany Community Church in Seattle. The Wilderness Ministry fosters experiences in nature that transform hearts and minds--and that help people to grow in their understanding of God and of the whole community of creation. Recently, in partnership with Circlewood, they’ve embarked on a new adventure: The ecological restoration of church property—and the establishment of a wild space ...
77. Cultivating a Deep Green Faith, with Jerry Cappel and Collin Cornell
April 10, 2023 12:00 - 53 minutes - 36.6 MBIn this episode Forrest talks with Jerry Cappel and Collin Cornell from the Center for Deep Green Faith. Their work is grounded in the belief that the global problems of environmental degradation, climate change, violence, and injustice, are rooted in a crisis of spirit and of faith. The Center for Deep Green Faith then aims to help individuals and communities to cultivate a more environmentally aware, ecologically grounded spirituality and faith praxis. Guest: Jerry Cappel and Collin Co...
Cultivating a Deep Green Faith, with Jerry Cappel and Collin Cornell
April 10, 2023 12:00 - 53 minutes - 36.6 MBIn this episode Forrest talks with Jerry Cappel and Collin Cornell from the Center for Deep Green Faith. Their work is grounded in the belief that the global problems of environmental degradation, climate change, violence, and injustice, are rooted in a crisis of spirit and of faith. The Center for Deep Green Faith then aims to help individuals and communities to cultivate a more environmentally aware, ecologically grounded spirituality and faith praxis. Guest: Jerry Cappel and Collin Co...
76. Healing Our Hearts, Learning the Land: Practicing Pilgrimage, with David Pott and Daniel Rutledge
March 27, 2023 12:00 - 54 minutes - 37.5 MBIn this episode Forrest talks with David Pott and Daniel Rutland, two friends from Durham in the UK. Both share wisdom from experiences of pilgrimage—which we define as the practice of purposeful walking guided by a particular goal or sacred destination. They explain how pilgrimage can help us to more deeply understand and love the earth— to open ourselves to a sense of God’s presence in and through creation—and ultimately to become better earthkeepers. Guests: David Pott, contributions t...
Healing Our Hearts, Learning the Land: Practicing Pilgrimage, with David Pott and Daniel Rutledge
March 27, 2023 12:00 - 54 minutes - 37.5 MBIn this episode Forrest talks with David Pott and Daniel Rutland, two friends from Durham in the UK. Both share wisdom from experiences of pilgrimage—which we define as the practice of purposeful walking guided by a particular goal or sacred destination. They explain how pilgrimage can help us to more deeply understand and love the earth— to open ourselves to a sense of God’s presence in and through creation—and ultimately to become better earthkeepers. Guests: David Pott, contributions t...
75. Cultivating Land and Community: Hope for Haiti with Ryan Robinson and David Sanon
March 13, 2023 12:00 - 39 minutes - 26.9 MBIn keeping with a focus on the environmental, political, and economic struggles of the Haitian people, Forrest talks with Ryan Robinson and David Sanon of Konbit Haiti. Konbit Haiti was founded jointly by a group of Americans and Haitians; they continue to work together to support family health, local business development, and environmentally sustainable practices to meet needs such as clean water, sanitation, and productive farming. Guests: David Sanon and Ryan Robinson Konbit Haiti D...
Cultivating Land and Community: Hope for Haiti with Ryan Robinson and David Sanon
March 13, 2023 12:00 - 39 minutes - 26.9 MBIn keeping with a focus on the environmental, political, and economic struggles of the Haitian people, Forrest talks with Ryan Robinson and David Sanon of Konbit Haiti. Konbit Haiti was founded jointly by a group of Americans and Haitians; they continue to work together to support family health, local business development, and environmentally sustainable practices to meet needs such as clean water, sanitation, and productive farming. Guests: David Sanon and Ryan Robinson Konbit Haiti D...
74. Roots of Injustice in Haiti: A Conversation with Ron and Carla Bluntschli
February 27, 2023 17:00 - 43 minutes - 29.6 MBAt the time of recording, the country of Haiti is in the midst of a socioeconomic and political crisis. In this episode, Forrest talks with Ron and Carla Bluntschli, Americans who have lived and served in Haiti for nearly four decades. They share their views on the roots of the unfolding humanitarian crisis, and also offer insights about environmental issues that are only becoming worse in the midst of increasing conflict and growing poverty. Importantly, their foundation—called N a sonje—w...
Roots of Injustice in Haiti: A Conversation with Ron and Carla Bluntschli
February 27, 2023 17:00 - 43 minutes - 29.6 MBAt the time of recording, the country of Haiti is in the midst of a socioeconomic and political crisis. In this episode, Forrest talks with Ron and Carla Bluntschli, Americans who have lived and served in Haiti for nearly four decades. They share their views on the roots of the unfolding humanitarian crisis, and also offer insights about environmental issues that are only becoming worse in the midst of increasing conflict and growing poverty. Importantly, their foundation—called N a sonje—w...