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Author Archives: Jeff Kisling
Environmental Queries
I have written before about the Quaker practice of considering a set of questions or queries as a group, to explore various subjects related to how we are living our lives. There are twelve sets of queries, so the usual … Continue reading
Climate Refugees
It is difficult to see and to consider the consequences of the devastation from this summer’s hurricanes. Now it appears a mass exodus from Puerto Rico is beginning, with many indicating they may not return. What is really discouraging is … Continue reading
Posted in climate change, Uncategorized
Tagged climate refugees, heat sink, ocean temperatures
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Personal actions to reduce greenhouse gas emissions
The July 12, 2017, article in Environmental Research Letters, The climate mitigation gap: education and government recommendations miss the most effective individual actions, by Seth Wynes and Kimberly A Nicholas, estimates the annual amount of greenhouse gas emissions that would … Continue reading
Posted in bicycles, climate change, Quaker Meetings, Uncategorized
Tagged Iowa Yearly Meeting (Conservative)
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No Hope?
I wrote Unrealistic Hope about people who had just experienced Hurricane Irma who are hoping a similar storm would not happen again. About the continued refusal of so many to accept the changes to the climate that are occurring now, … Continue reading
Scattergood graduate’s social justice video project
Recently graduated from Scattergood Friends School and Farm, Rezadad Mohammadi directed, produced and did much of the work on the video below, “The War on Drugs” (U.S.A. and Mexico), Mass Incarceration and Solitary Confinement. After a revealing history of the … Continue reading
Posted in Arts, Black Lives, Kheprw Institute, Uncategorized
Tagged AFSC, mass incarceration, Rezadad Mohammadi, Scattergood
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Realistic Hope
I recently wrote Unrealistic Hope about the continued refusal of people and our government to come to grips with the reality of climate change even in the face of Hurricanes Harvey and Irma. This led me to continue to think … Continue reading
Richard Rohr and Prophetic Nonviolence
I appreciate Eleanor Mullendore sharing the writings of Fr. Richard Rohr from the Center for Action and Contemplation. https://cac.org/ Drawing from his own Franciscan heritage and other wisdom traditions, Richard Rohr reframes neglected or misunderstood teachings to reveal the … Continue reading
Reflections on September Journey
This past weekend’s 3 day journey happened as a result of spiritual leadings. Quakers (among others) believe we can communicate directly with God or the spirit, which is why we don’t feel the need for a minister, meditating together in … Continue reading
Posted in #NDAPL, Black Lives, Ethical Transportation, Indigenous, Quaker Meetings, race, spiritual seekers, Uncategorized
Tagged Bear Creek
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Unrealistic Hope
I feel deeply sorry for those affected by hurricanes Harvey and Irma and appreciate all efforts to help them recover. But it distresses me deeply to hear people in such vulnerable areas as the Florida Keys talk about rebuilding. It … Continue reading
Posted in climate change, renewable energy, Uncategorized
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Diop – Flex (Hey)
Check out the new video by my friend Diop Adisa, filmed in Ghana, Flex (Hey). After Diop recently asked me how I was doing since I moved to Iowa, I asked him the same. He said “I’m doing pretty … Continue reading
Posted in Arts, Black Lives, Kheprw Institute, Uncategorized
Tagged Black Lives Matter
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Quakers, social justice and revolution 