What if we could lose ourselves in caring for another and find it a source of joy not lost self? Melody Beattie and others have warned us of the dangers of codependency, but Rev. Pat Jobe spent a fraction of his life caring for a dear friend who died last year, a man who dealt with muscular dystrophy for 54 years, a man about whom he has written a new book that he will have with him. Tommy Hicks understood the interdependent web of life as well as anyone and Jobe brings his love of this man and the love that was reciprocated to our pulpit for fun and a tenderizing of the heart. As Monty Python’s Flying Circus used to love to say, “And now for something completely different . . . “
Birding for Life: See and Save a Bird, a People, and the Planet
Today we will briefly review the scientific and cultural aspects of how people relate and respond to nature, and specifically to birds. Being intentionally mindful of birds reaps benefits not just for humans, but for the birds themselves. As people come to understand and connect to birds, they increase their resilience and health by being […]