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The manuscript for today's #sermon , "Calmed," is on my blog at https://jeffsjottings.word...

This sermon reminds us of the importance of "soul calming" as a manifestation of the resurrection in our lives.

I welcome your comments and feedback there.
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A sermon preached at Niles Discovery Church, Fremont, California,on Sunday, May 12, 2024, by the Rev. Jeffrey Spencer.Scripture:  Matthew 28:16-20 and Romans 15:1-7, 13Copyright © 2024 by Jeffrey S…

10:59 PM - May 12, 2024
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Factoid: movies that take climate change seriously make more money than those that don’t. https://www.fastcompany.co...
08:14 PM - May 11, 2024
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You’re not too old to become a climate activist. https://vimeo.com/93883280...
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Four First Time Environmental Protesters on Vimeo

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08:13 PM - May 11, 2024
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It’s Friday, so I checked out my Senators’ and Representative’s press releases and Twitter/X feed to see what leadership they’ve provided addressing #ClimateChange over the past few days. The (unacceptable) answer is: “none.” So I contacted them and called for them to lead.
01:14 AM - May 11, 2024
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Did you know that the Lancet, Britain’s authoritative medical journal, has declared that climate change is the “defining narrative of human health”? https://www.washingtonpost...
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Medical journal Lancet warns climate inaction imperils millions of lives - The Washington Post

An exploding body of evidence shows that warming will worsen hunger, spread disease, exacerbate chronic illnesses and wreak havoc on health systems.

06:24 PM - May 09, 2024
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The most important thing an individual can do to address the #ClimateCrisis is to stop acting like an individual. We need collective action that changes policies and laws.
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CLIMATE RESPONSIBLE

07:39 PM - May 08, 2024
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If you read one thing this week on the #ClimateCrisis and why we need to change (as scary as change is), I suggest this column by Sammy Roth. https://www.latimes.com/en...
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Column: Changing our lives is scary. The climate crisis is way scarier

If we don't start accepting imperfect clean energy solutions, the consequences could be catastrophic.

07:36 PM - May 08, 2024
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Yes, Virginia, climate change really is making hurricanes more destructive. https://www.theclimatebrin...
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Climate change is making hurricanes more destructive

a lot of climate misinformers don't want you to understand this

10:07 PM - May 07, 2024
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It’s Tuesday, so I checked out my Senators’ and Representative’s press releases and Twitter/X feed to see what leadership they’ve provided addressing #ClimateChange over the past few days. The (unacceptable) answer is: “none.” So I contacted them and called for them to lead.
10:00 PM - May 07, 2024
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Here's a simply round-up of what another #LiarTrump term as President would cost the USA and the world. https://cacondor.substack....
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The climate cost of President Trump 2.0

Or: why the November election really matters.

05:05 PM - May 06, 2024
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I'm posting this at 1:50 Pacific Time (California) on 6 May. It's already tomorrow in India and countries to India's east, where the daily max temperature (on 6 May) in almost all of the country was over 45°C (the white in the map).
Map of Asia showing high temperatures of 6 May.
04:56 PM - May 06, 2024
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Niles Discovery Church (where I’m pastor) has screened and discussed “Chasing Ice” and “The Human Element” as part of our Second Saturday Documentary Series. It’s pleasing to learn that some of James Balog’s amazing images are becoming part of the Library of Congress’s permanent collection. https://
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Photographer James Balog on documenting climate change: "Adventure with a purpose" - YouTube

Photographer James Balog has become one of the foremost chroniclers of human-caused climate change, as his cameras have tracked the dramatic effects – vanish...

06:32 PM - May 04, 2024
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At a hearing on Thursday (5/2/24) of the Senate Budget Committee, put on the record “a boatload of documents showing that the oil companies and their trade groups continue to lie about climate change,” to quote Bill McKibben.
06:23 PM - May 04, 2024
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Why was I not aware of the deadly heatwave across Asia?
45°C = 113°F
40°C = 104°F
33°C = 91°F
Graph showing various south Asia and southeast Asia high temperatures from the past week, including Indonesia's high of 33 C, and Myanmar's high of 45 C. Below the graph is a map of the region color-coded to show the heatwave stretches all across India and east to all of eastern China and all of the Philippines.
06:42 PM - May 03, 2024
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It’s Friday, so I checked out my Senators’ and Representative’s press releases and Twitter/X feed to see what leadership they’ve provided addressing #ClimateChange over the past few days.
06:27 PM - May 03, 2024
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“The contention of the former attorney general [William Barr]—who had been responsible for enforcing the rule of law in the United States of America—that a man who has demanded the execution of people he dislikes is a better candidate for the presidency than a man who is using the power of the ->
08:19 PM - May 02, 2024
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In a powerful “Letter from an American” yesterday, Dr. Heather Cox Richardson reminds us that, even before the Civil War, southern states were interested in maintaining an oligarchy, an interest the Republican Party continues to hold. https://heathercoxrichards...
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May 1, 2024 - by Heather Cox Richardson

Today, Florida’s ban on abortions after six weeks—earlier than most women know they’re pregnant—went into effect. The Florida legislature passed the law and Florida governor Ron DeSantis signed it a little more than a year ago, on April 13, 2023, but the new law was on hold while the Florida Supreme..

03:50 PM - May 02, 2024
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“Man's attitude toward nature is today critically important simply because we have now acquired a fateful power to alter and destroy nature. But man is a part of nature, and his war against nature is inevitably a war against himself?
03:55 PM - May 01, 2024
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It’s Tuesday, so I checked out my Senators’ and Representative’s press releases and Twitter/X feed to see what leadership they’ve provided addressing #ClimateChange over the past few days.
06:08 PM - Apr 30, 2024
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When it comes to the #ClimateCrisis , the differences between Biden and Trump are stark. Here are five of them:

1. Biden is tightening coal and methane gas emissions at power plants. Trump would reverse that, exacerbating the climate crisis.
04:32 PM - Apr 30, 2024
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The manuscript of yesterday's #sermon , "Healed," in which I talk about the resurrection power of healing right now in our lives, is available on my blog at https://jeffsjottings.word...

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Healed | Jeff's Jottings

A sermon preached at Niles Discovery Church, Fremont, California,on Sunday, April 28, 2024, by the Rev. Jeffrey Spencer.Scripture:  John 21:1-8 and Mark 5:24-34Copyright © 2024 by Jeffrey S. Spence…

06:33 PM - Apr 29, 2024
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Here’s a #climate win: A new battery plant has been built on the site of a “failed gas plant.” https://finance.yahoo.com/...
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California battery plant is among world's largest as power storage booms

A major battery plant near Los Angeles will be among the largest in the world when it comes online later this year, promising to shore up California's power grid during the peak summer season and help the state a meet ambitious climate goals. Calpine's billion-dollar Nova Power Bank, buil..

05:56 PM - Apr 27, 2024
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One of my US Senators, Sen. Laphonza Butler, recently introduced legislation to “establish Youth Advisory Councils at key environmental agencies to elevate youth voices in federal climate policy.” This is a great idea. As she says in her press release — https://www.butler.senate....
05:51 PM - Apr 27, 2024
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I didn't get to it until just now. At least I got to it: it’s Friday, so I checked out my Senators’ and Representative’s press releases and Twitter/X feed to see what leadership they’ve provided addressing #ClimateChange over the past week.
02:05 AM - Apr 27, 2024
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"The rule of law means that laws are made according to established procedures rather than a leader’s dictates, and that they are reasonable. Laws are enforced equally. No one is above the law, and everyone has an obligation to obey the law."
07:54 PM - Apr 26, 2024
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Stopping burning stuff to generate power is a good idea when it comes to the climate. And, it turns out, it’s a good idea when it comes to our brains. There’s new evidence that airborne pollutants drive dementia and cognitive decline. https://www.openmindmag.or...
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Polluted Minds | OpenMind Magazine

Airborne toxins can increase our risk for cognitive disability and disease. The science of exposomics is helping to identify effective responses.

05:37 PM - Apr 25, 2024
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Average sea surface temperatures topped 21°C for the first time in March. This is not good news. https://phys.org/news/2024...
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Scientists at Spain meeting sound alarm over ocean warming

Scientists at a United Nations conference in Spain called Friday for more research into the sharp rise in ocean temperatures which they warn could have devastating consequences.

05:35 PM - Apr 25, 2024
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The fossil fuel industry is a gaslighting and abusive domestic partner. So why don’t we leave? Gabrielle Kuiper explores. https://johnmenadue.com/on...
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On cognitive dissonance, and courage - Pearls and Irritations

We could have had electric vehicles decades ago if the automobile and oil industries hadn’t conspired against them.

09:36 PM - Apr 24, 2024
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To make sure an extra 27,800 die each year (by 2050), do nothing about the #ClimateCrisis . https://www.nber.org/paper...
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Mortality Burden From Wildfire Smoke Under Climate Change | NBER

Founded in 1920, the NBER is a private, non-profit, non-partisan organization dedicated to conducting economic research and to disseminating research findings among academics, public policy makers, and business professionals.

09:35 PM - Apr 24, 2024
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To make sure an extra 27,800 die each year (by 2050), do nothing about the #ClimateCrisis . https://www.nber.org/paper...
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Mortality Burden From Wildfire Smoke Under Climate Change | NBER

Founded in 1920, the NBER is a private, non-profit, non-partisan organization dedicated to conducting economic research and to disseminating research findings among academics, public policy makers, and business professionals.

09:33 PM - Apr 24, 2024
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