tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-20587008.post3987612417380896688..comments2024-01-25T03:56:02.403-08:00Comments on Presbyterian Bloggers: Read and Learn Thursday: Driving as a Spiritual PracticeMirandahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/16380861596539183040noreply@blogger.comBlogger3125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-20587008.post-20376021673348698222009-07-31T10:18:03.591-07:002009-07-31T10:18:03.591-07:00I think we are in for a change. We might enjoy dr...I think we are in for a change. We might enjoy driving (and I do) and the spirituality of it.<br /><br />This blip in human history is coming to a <a href="http://www.lifeaftertheoilcrash.net/" rel="nofollow">crash</a>. The reality is that fossil fuels are limited and likely already have <a href="http://www.forbes.com/2009/07/24/peak-oil-production-business-energy-nelder.html" rel="nofollow">peaked</a>.<br /><br />As a church, we should be talking about the spirituality of walking, or in the interim, the spirituality of public transportation and carpooling. <br /><br />It doesn't matter if we are Republican or Democrat, if we like SUVs or hybrids, we are in for change. <br /><br />Last year, when gasoline was around $4 a gallon, we were asking how to do "church" within this reality. Then gas prices dropped and we went on our merry motoring. Gas prices are rising again.<br /><br />But the big question (to which I don't have an answer) is what it means to be "spiritual" to live the Gospel in the face of our double crises brought by fossil fuels--energy and the environment.<br /><br />I know this wasn't the focus of your post. Sorry to be a bummer. Feel free to ignore!John Shuckhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00798753206614838161noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-20587008.post-78110886408268319612009-07-31T08:08:28.350-07:002009-07-31T08:08:28.350-07:00I pray a lot at stop lights - not for them to go g...I pray a lot at stop lights - not for them to go green - but for specific people and projects. My commute seems to go a lot quicker...:)Stushiehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10693178228505134028noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-20587008.post-59298515519444071542009-07-30T08:47:25.959-07:002009-07-30T08:47:25.959-07:00I commute 32 miles each way. It does provide a us...I commute 32 miles each way. It does provide a useful spatial distinction between work and home -- although I do a lot of work at home, it still ins't the office. There is no way that I could pray and drive. They both take too much attention. <br /><br />Elaine<br />Norman, OkElainehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12270947582039770539noreply@blogger.com