Rhonda Rucker is most often heard performing as part of Sparky & Rhonda, with a strong flavor of Southern Appalachian music, but also Civil Rights folk music, old hymns, and a number of songs by Rhonda. She was a medical doctor for 5 years, cares deeply about our Earth, and her writings include a recent novel called Swing Low, Sweet Harriet.
Judith Plaskow and Carol P. Christ helped to found the study of women & religion, starting in Yale University. They've written & co-edited several ground-breaking books of feminist theology together, but their upcoming book is Goddess and God in the World: Conversations in Embodied Theology.
Most Americans would be at least leery of moving to Liberia, West Africa, from a comfortable home in the Midwest USA, especially with 4 teenagers in tow, but not everyone is as faithful to God's call as are Mark & Peggy Halvorsen. Following a leading to adoption of a Liberian child, and the death of that child due to health conditions in Liberia, Peggy & Mark founded TeamworkAfrica.org, undertaking well-digging, school building, and many more projects, now to be augmented by the full-time presence of the Halvorsens to care for our African neighbors' spiritual, physical, & social needs.
Tonia Hughes brings us music of and for the soul, taking us through a journey of faith and fruits in the face of true hardships, like the early death of her husband. Raised in St Louis, for the past 20 years Tonia has been blessing the Twin Cities with her music. You can find her Gospel, Blues, Jazz, R&B, Rock and Worship music on CDBaby.com.
Though the music of Kat Eggleston shines its light widely, it strongly reflects the light & love passed on from her parents, particularly her Dust-Bowl-raised father. He bequeathed to Kat loads of creativity and his eventual home on Vashon Island, in the rainy Northwest. Kat's guitar, lyrics, and voice are all first rate and, as Jonathan Byrd comments, 'She kicks so much ass she has to buy new shoes.' Kat & others will be performing The Cyclone Line, a musical dedicated to her father, presenting the first weekend of November, 2016, at the Vashon Center for the Arts.
Rupert Isaacson, thanks to his journalist skills, his passion for justice, and his unstoppable heart-of-a-father, has opened up the lives of tens of thousands of autistic children to healing. His latest book is The Long Ride Home: The Extraordinary Journey of Healing that Changed a Child's Life, and it educates about the unprecedented successful work of HorseBoyWorld.com and KidsMustMove.com while taking us along on their adventure through shamanic healing in Namibia, Australia, and on the Navajo reservation. Combining investigative rigor with complete openness to alternative experiences, Rupert gives help & hope to autistic folks everywhere.
Sarah Vos is a founder and lead vocalist of Dead Horses. With poise, depth, and beauty, she and the band take listeners on a sensuous and soulful glide through layers of experience and meaning. With language that is evocative and comforting, Sarah welcomes you into a piece of heaven. They appeared at the Great River Folk Festival in LaCrosse, WI, August 27, 2016.
Shelley Tanenbaum & Judy Lumb share their experiences on the ground at the Paris Climate Change Conference (COP21) and previous COP gatherings, & then at the
Roy Taylor III and RT3 Architects help people & organizations live more sustainably on the Earth, with the wide range of building & renovation & life-style ideas that reduce our impact in terms of materials, energy, water, & more. This is far more than alternative energy, this is the full-system outlook. Roy also helps get the info out via ChoosingGreen.com, and he is the clerk of Quaker Earthcare Witness (QEW).
After 27 years devotion as a grade school teacher, Heather Jerrie has now freed up more of her time for her musical passion. As a cancer survivor, 12-step fan, and very engaged UCC member, Heather's beautiful voice sings of hope, service, depth, & devotion.