podcasting

if you have not checked out podcasting, which are broadcasts you can download to your i-pod or mp3 player, I would highly recommend them. I do not listen to the radio enough to know when things like the Al Franken or Randi Rhoads show are on, but with podcasting I do not have to worry about this. when they update, i-tunes sends me the new show.

Sen. John Edwards two America's movement has podcast, video blogs and text blogs avaiable. I am encouraged to see him continuing to talk about poverty and not just take a corporate job somewhere as many unelected officals do.

big change at church

I realize that my blog may have become too much just politcal ramblings and not enough about other things in my life. for example I have not yet wrote about a big change at church I found out about on Mon. Our senior pastor Cal is leaving effective the end of Aug. after 16 years at the church. He was the organizing pastor and has done lots of wonderful things for Plymouth Presbyterian. He is uncertain as to what he wants to do next, but has been restless for a change and therefore is taking this leap of faith. I wonder how many of us would have the courage to leave a wondeful community/ministry for the unknown. I appauld Cal, I so happy he is doing what is right for him and wish he all the best as he discerns God's call for him. I know the next few years we will face many challenges as we go through this transistion but I think it is a very healthy thing for this church.

30 days on FX and dancing rabbits

last night I was flipping channels and came across a show I enjoy when I catch it 30 days it is from the guy who brought us supersize me and the premise is people are but in a new evironment/situation for 30 days to see how they are effected. For example one guy lived with a musilm community for 30 days.

the episode last night talked about energy and the environment and took two citizens of New York City and had them live for thirty days at a community that is off the grid in Missouri called dancing rabbit. this community is a co-op that grows their own food (most are vegans) uses solar power and fire for energy, runs cars on bio-diesel or veggie oil and builds homes out of straw.
While I don't think many people could live they way they do, they raise some interesting points and I thnk education is thier main point for doing this. One example was if every home in the US changed one light to the energy saving compact florsessennt bulbs, one whole power plant could be shut down as it would not be needed. jjust think how easy it would be to change the light bulbs in your home, at work, etc....