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March For Our Lives

By Rev. Don Burton | March 23, 2018 |

Tomorrow can be a tipping point! Students, teachers, parents and allies around the nation are preparing to “march for their lives” next month to rally for increased gun control and school safety measures. Less than a week ago, the students at Marjory Stoneman Douglas High School in Parkland, Florida experienced tragedy. Seventeen people — classmates…

Repeal of Affordable Care Act?

By Rev. Don Burton | September 20, 2017 |

ONCE AGAIN IT IS TIME TO RESIST! Republicans are making another attempt to repeal The Affordable Care Act. Tell your senators to vote no on the Graham, Cassidy bill. OVER 60% OF THE AMERICAN PEOPLE WANT OBAMACARE REPAIRED! If they vote for this bill who do they represent? Since the bill will not be implemented until…

Call to Action

By Rev. Don Burton | August 18, 2017 |

The Just Elders Action Team has called on all retreat attendees to gather colleagues and friends into local and virtual chapters. This is a call to renew and enjoy relationships with those whom we share the journey for justice. As we share our stories, we believe that we will discern and define Just Elders as…

Congress is on Vacation…..

By Rev. Don Burton | August 10, 2017 |

This may be a good time to track them down at home? If you are not known at their local office, is this a time for a visit or a phone call? You can find their local contact information on this page. Let them know that you are very concerned about… President’s Nuclear Saber rattling?…

IF YOU HAVE NOT CALLED YOUR MEMBERS OF CONGRESS….

By Rev. Don Burton | July 18, 2017 |

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…

Happy Birthday Iphone

By Rev. Don Burton | June 29, 2017 |

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.…

Charles Mock

By Rev. Don Burton | May 26, 2017 |

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

Dennis Jacobsen

By Rev. Don Burton | May 24, 2017 |

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

The Power of One and organizing people and money utilizing the cloud!

By Rev. Don Burton | May 24, 2017 |

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…

The Third Wave, Social Media and Our Life and Work

By Rev. Don Burton | May 20, 2017 |

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.…