Trees exhale for us so that we can inhale them to stay alive. Can we ever forget that? Let us love trees with every breath we take until we perish. ~ Munia Khan In our continuing summer series on trees, I encourage you to find a forest, stand in it … [Read more...]

“This is not our world with trees in it. It’s a world of trees, where humans have just arrived.” ~ Richard Powers, The Overstory A few years ago, my daughter Gayle bought me a book entitled The Oldest Living Things in the World by Rachel … [Read more...]

“No one sees trees. We see fruit, we see nuts, we see wood, we see shade. We see ornaments or pretty fall foliage. Obstacles blocking the road or wrecking the ski slope. Dark, threatening places that must be cleared. We see branches about to crush … [Read more...]

Jutta Shaw just recently stepped into the leadership of our Contemplative Response to the World initiative. Our SoulStream mission is to “nurture contemplative experience with Christ leading to inner freedom and loving service”. We are grateful, … [Read more...]

Anne-Marie Funk joined the board in May of this year.  Thank you, Anne-Marie, for taking the risk of answering these questions and opening up a window into your heart and life.  And thank you for your investment of time and thought and leadership in … [Read more...]