Posts by Rev. Don Burton
IF YOU HAVE NOT CALLED YOUR MEMBERS OF CONGRESS….
Now is the time. The latest version of the proposed health care bill has not been scored, but this link will take you to a chart that will help you determine how many people may loose coverage in your congressional district: http://acasignups.net/17/03/22/updated-how-many-could-lose-coverage-your-congressional-district Nearly 19,000 people are projected to loose coverage in my congressional district. Over…
Read MoreHappy Birthday Iphone
Today is the tenth anniversary of the Iphone. With the Iphone we carry the digital revolution around in our pocket. By now the Iphone has competitors. They all do the same thing. They connect us to the internet. They put a powerful computer in our pockets. The way we live and work is being changed.…
Read MoreCharles Mock
Given current political realities, our faith, values, and this stage of our lives, “How Then Shall We Live?” Personal, theological reflections by Rev. Charles Mock. video by Oren Robinson
Read MoreDennis Jacobsen
Given current political realities, our faith, values, and this stage of our lives, “How Then Shall We Live?” A theological reflection by Dennis Jacobsen video by Oren Robinson
Read MoreThe Power of One and organizing people and money utilizing the cloud!
Just Elders collaborate in the cloud for justice. Our values and organizing experience give us a vision of justice that can drive our actions. Some of us are early adopters; others not so much. We need to find a common place in the in the cloud to collaborate. The cloud is software and services that…
Read MoreThe Third Wave, Social Media and Our Life and Work
A colleague reports a conversation where one person said, “If I need social media, tell me why!” One answer is that social media is the tip of an ice berg headed for the shores of our lives. The ice berg is the cumulative power of the digital tools that keep disrupting our lives in cascading waves.…
Read MoreSpeech Creates
How we speak is important. The idea that speech creates is at the core of our faith. God speaks and there is life. Jesus spoke and created a community that has endured 2000 years. We speak and communities are created or destroyed. I am worried about the kind of communities Christian speech is creating today.…
Read MoreIt began on the Hiawatha, Milwaukee to Chicago, Train….
It was the conversation that Dennis Jacobsen and I enjoyed for years. For years we took the train to Chicago to attend meetings of a national clergy caucus. Like us, these clergy led their congregations into faith-based community organizing. Our conversations on the train were challenging and stimulating. Then we moved on to other phases of our journeys. Though I was over 70 years…
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