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Earthkeepers: A Circlewood Podcast on Creation Care and SpiritualityExciting New Directions in Faith-Based Earth Care: Victoria Loorz Interviews Forrest Inslee | Ep. 139In this conversation, introduced by James Amadon, Forrest Inslee is a guest on the Holy Wild podcast, hosted by Victoria Loorz of the Center for Wild Spirituality. Forrest discusses his journey of transitioning from a traditional evangelical perspective to a more inclusive understanding of creation care. He emphasizes the importance of recognizing the interconnectedness of all creation and the need for a shift in the church's approach to environmental issues. The dialogue explores themes of ecological discipleship, the significance of listening to the land, and the role of spirituality in fostering a deeper connection with nature. Forrest and Victoria...
2025-10-2942 minEarthkeepers: A Circlewood Podcast on Creation Care and SpiritualityLaunching Season Five, with Forrest and James | Ep. 95We’re glad to have you back with us as we launch season five of the podcast in this new year. The format of this episode will be a bit different because, as is our usual custom, our Executive Producer, James Amadon, and Forrest reflect a bit on season four and look ahead to some exciting new directions for season five.James Amadon Executive Director of Circlewood Twitter LinkedIn Forrest Inslee Associate Director of Circlewood & Earthkeepers Podcast host Twitter LinkedIn Mentions: Episode 76 Episode 90 Episode 82 Episode 73 Episode 78 Episode 88 Circlewood Village Find us on our websi...
2024-01-0125 minEarthkeepers: A Circlewood Podcast on Creation Care and SpiritualityBuilding Green: Architect David Vandervort on Place-Based Design | Ep. 88As you might know, the Earthkeepers podcast is part of a larger organization called Circlewood—and Circlewood has a dream to establish an inspirational, educational eco-village in a place called Camano Island in Washington State. In this podcast conversation, Circlewood’s Executive Director James Amadon and Forrest are joined by David Vandervort, the architect who has held the vision and designed the built spaces that will make up Circlewood Village. Among other things, we talk about green architecture, about listening to the land, and about building in harmony with the nature of place.Guest: David Vandervort
2023-09-1134 minEarthkeepers: A Circlewood Podcast on Creation Care and SpiritualityBecoming Hope: Debra Rienstra on her book Refugia Faith | Ep. 85 In this episode, James Amadon and Forrest Inslee reprise a webinar discussion with Debra Rienstra, author of a new book called Refugia Faith: Seeking Hidden Shelters, Ordinary Wonders, and the Healing of the Earth. In her writing, Dr. Rienstra asks deep and sometimes difficult questions, such as: What might Creator say to us about our role in caring for creation—if we could quiet ourselves long enough to listen? Also, How can we look for the possibilities of new life and restoration of the environment, when everything seems chaotic and hopeless? And most importantly, how can faith communities integrate ear...
2023-07-3148 minEarthkeepers: A Circlewood Podcast on Creation Care and SpiritualityHope and Change: Current Events in Earthkeeping with James Amadon and Forrest Inslee | Ep. 32 In this episode, Circlewood Executive Director James Amadon joins Forrest for a look at important recent events in the realm of earth care. They offer commentary on interesting points of intersection between these happenings, and the challenging themes of recent Earthkeepers podcast episodes. Feedback to Earthkeepers: · earthkeepers@circlewood.online· Voicemail ("We want to hear from you") Previous episodes mentioned:Jay Matenga Randy Woodley Mary DeJong Roger McLendon Courtney Christenson Milmer Martinez Vergara Caroline Pomeroy Ryan Metzger Mentions: Deb Haaland...
2021-06-2126 minEarthkeepers: A Circlewood Podcast on Creation Care and SpiritualityThe journey so far: Forrest Inslee and James Amadon on the future of Earthkeepers | Ep. 10In this episode, Forrest and James Amadon review the episodes that we’ve created in the first six months of the Earthkeepers podcast. We identify some of the themes that have emerged, consider some of the personal lessons we’ve learned, and dream a bit about where the podcast is headed in the future! Find us on our website: Earthkeepers Support the Earthkeepers podcast Check out the Ecological Disciple
2020-08-0834 minEarthkeepers: A Circlewood Podcast on Creation Care and SpiritualityGod in Nature: Victoria Loorz and Wild Churches | Ep. 8Forrest Inslee and James Amadon talk with Victoria Loorz, founder of the Wild Church Network and author of a forthcoming book called Church of the Wild. The Wild Church Network is a broad association of religious communities that practice faith life in ways that foster connectedness to all of creation. A key practice of a wild church is holding some or all of their community gatherings in the outdoors, encouraging and guiding people to sense God’s presence in the natural world. You might recall from a previous episode with Lenore Three Stars, that an essentially indigenous value is see...
2020-07-1051 minEarthkeepers: A Circlewood Podcast on Creation Care and SpiritualityEarthcare Spirituality: James Amadon and Forrest Inslee | Ep. 1In this episode Forrest Inslee, Earthkeepers Podcast host, and James Amadon, Executive Director of Circlewood, talk about what the podcast is about, and what to expect in future episodes. Both tell their stories of how they sense and understand God in nature, and how creation care eventually became a core element of their respective callings. They speak of the need for community among people who believe that earth care is connected to spiritual practice. Only by finding support in one and other, and by learning in global community from a diversity of perspectives, can ecologically-minded people begin to shape a...
2020-03-1851 min