January 2012

31 Jan 2012

Do you know what it means…?

There is no city in the world like New Orleans. Yes, Havana and Salvador have similarly crumbling buildings and living musical heritage. But New Orleans is attached to a country whose affluence often renders such qualities innocuous. We keep culture alive in nostalgia after safely...

31 Jan 2012

Meet the Sneeds

Anyway you slice it, John “Shorty” and Patti Sneed of Gulfport, Mississippi have a lot to teach us. By profession, Shorty is involved in the insurance business, and Patti has recently retired from her position as choir director and organist at St. Mark’s Episcopal church....

31 Jan 2012

Gulf Coast

White sand and warm air. Friendly faces and hushed strangers. It’s a fresh round of adventures for the Carbon Sabbath. The cast is diverse: Orthodox, Evangelical, Jesuit, and Baptist churches and a visit to a L’Arche community. A taste of food poisoning and sips of...

14 Jan 2012

Jacksonville

Florida-- your easy winters defy the American notions of seasons. But that ease won't last forever. In the coming years, your beachfronts and watersides will be reshaped by rising sea levels. Your roads and developments will require dramatic restructuring. As loving neighbors, will we prepare...