Bartimaeus Cooperative Ministries

By Tommy Airey It’s not simply: better jails, better police, better training. It’s no police, it’s no jails, no prisons. It’s creating a new means of justice that’s not based on criminalization but based on affirmation and reparation, and by reparation that is trying to repair relationships that have been damaged and destroyed as a Continue reading #LentenAbolition

Erynn Smith made me an epic cherry-almond pie for my 66th birthday. So good, so appreciated! --CM

"A Maori politician who says a necktie is 'a colonial noose' showed up in New Zealand’s Parliament without one this week. He was promptly booted from the chamber, highlighting the tension between the vestiges of New Zealand’s colonial history and its Indigenous culture. The politician, Rawiri Waititi, co-leader of the center-left Maori Party, instead wore a hei-tiki, a traditional pendant, around his neck in the chamber on Tuesday. In a heated exchange about the official dres...s code with Trevor Mallard, the speaker of the House, Mr. Waititi said he was wearing Maori business attire." https://www.nytimes.com//new-zealand-rawiri-waititi-tie.ht - Tim

I loved getting to co-edit this project. Randy Woodley is a wonderful friend and mentor and this guide may be a resource you enjoy in this season.

By Lydia Wylie-Kellermann In the cold,dark,dreary,lonelinessof February, I am kept warm. By the taste of last season’s tomatoes in my salsaand strawberries spread over fresh baked yeast and whole wheat flour. By the monotonous moves of my knitting needles, and blue ink on paper writing love letters to elders. I am kept warm. By the Continue reading What Keeps you Warm? A Prayer for Late Winter

Update! For two weeks now we've been getting congratulations messages from many friends (including Mike Little of Faith & Money Network, Sue Park Hur of ReconciliAsian and our social media promoter Heidi Thompson, all pictured below) about receiving their copy of "Healing Haunted Histories." Ironically, we had yet to receive a copy ourselves--until today at noon! Just in time for our Institute this weekend. We're grateful to Heidi for her excellent pre-order campaign that got things moving! --CM & EE