Currents January 2020
Welcome to Currents, a new feature to encourage your engagement in the work and worth of Big Ocean. This month we focus on being women of faith and what that…
A Brief History of the Equal Rights Amendment
In 1923, Alice Paul, who was a crusader for women’s equality and heroically influential in the passage of the 19th Amendment (“The right of citizens of the United States to…
On Autumn Days
Last week a student asked me why I became a writer, and more than that, a teacher, and although I usually reach for the easy answers—I loved to read, and…
One Woman’s Fight: Gracey Van Der Mark
Each of us has within ourselves an internal compass that can help us as we navigate life. Sometimes we will feel called to do something that may be frightening or…
A Single Snowflake
The first Christmas my family spent in our home I was struck by many things: the generosity of a large group of neighbors who had stopped on a nightly walk…
Abundant Giving Without Budget or Apologies
Lead Photo: “Face of Autumn,” a photo created by David Keddy as a remembrance of the very spot and season where he and Norma met by Lake Banook in Canada,…
Aloe and Abundance
As I was out shopping garage sales with my family many years ago, we saw a table with aloe plants in various re-used food containers. A sign declared they were…
Thoughts on the Model of Powerful Impact
In the famous animated movie about Pinocchio, the free-spirited puppet sings about not having strings to make him fret, frown, or move around. In this human experience, strings could be…
Ethics of Reciprocity
Big Ocean was invited to attend the Ethics of Reciprocity: United Nations Dialogue of LGBTI Religious Leaders, held on October 26, 2017 in NYC. My responsibility as the Global committee…
Digital Citizenship Summit
Carolina from the Big Ocean Global Strategy team contributed to a panel discussion at the Digital Citizenship Conference in Provo, Utah in November 2017. Here is the report. Digital Citizenship…