“We don't want Idaho to have a bad reputation. This is our home state. We love our home state. It's beautiful. We pride ourselves on our nature. We pride ourselves on our wildlife. And instead, we are continuing to do things that are… that are sickening.” - Ella Driever In 1995, wolves were reintroduced to central Idaho, and in 2003 a Boise High school called Timberline officially adopted a local wolf pack. Throughout the 2000, students went on wolf tracking trips and in their wolf packs range. But in 2021, Idaho's legislature passed Senate Bill 1211, 1211 allows Idaho hunters to obtain an unlimited number of wolf tags, and it also allows Idaho's Department of Fish and Game to use taxpayer dollars to pay private contractors to kill wolves. That means bounties on wolves, including on public lands. And in 2021, the Idaho Fish and Game Commission expanded the wolf hunting season and hunting and trapping methods. So it's not too surprising to learn that also in 2021, the Timberline pack disappeared. The students, the ones that cared about wolves, at least, were devastated. Last summer I went to D.C. with some of the Species Unite team for a wolf rally on Capitol Hill. While I was there, two young women gave a talk about what happened at Timberline in 2021. Their names are Ella Driver and Sneha Sharma. They both graduated from Timberline High School and were there when their wolf pack disappeared. Please, listen and share.…
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Advent: Comparing Stories
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We understand who we are by the stories that control our imaginations. During the Christmas season, we are faced with two sets of stories: The Jesus story and other "Christmas" stories. What happens when we compare and contrast the two? (A sermon preached at Hub City Church in Albany, Oregon)Kirjoittanut petesantucci.com
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Praying your anger with Psalm 137
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One of the biggest holes in our spiritualities is the praying of our anger. This sermon given at Journey Church in Bend, Oregon, address this lack and how to approach it. (A sermon preached at Journey Church in Bend, Oregon)Kirjoittanut petesantucci.com
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The Not-Knowing of Parenting
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When the Bible is so hesitant to give us parenting techniques, why are we so ready to do so? What's going on here?Kirjoittanut petesantucci.com
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March Madness basketball is great fun, but its values are almost entirely opposite to the gospel of Jesus.Kirjoittanut petesantucci.com
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The daily experience of farting just might be one of the most healthy things not just for our bodies, but for our souls as well.Kirjoittanut petesantucci.com
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In both the Scriptures and the fiction of Wendell Berry, remembering is the key to the covenant relationships which form real community.Kirjoittanut petesantucci.com
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Dual Citizens — living as citizens of heaven & of our local communities
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We live in a tension between two sometimes conflicting citizenships — a citizenship in the nation God has placed us and a citizenship in heaven with Jesus as King.Kirjoittanut petesantucci.com
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When our lives are looking bare-branched and fruitless, it's time to look a little further afield to see where the real fruit may lie.Kirjoittanut petesantucci.com
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