Tom Cotter

We all are a little different. Our differences should be celebrated because they make the world beautiful. https://www.instagram.com/p/BuTAU87AYyC/?utm_source=ig_tumblr_share&igshid=vwz6is0per42

Hey #Fresno: Do you live near Susan B. Anthony Elementary or Heaton Elementary? Are you interested in helping design a plan to reduce air pollution in the area and make it healthier? Call Ivan Paz: 559-485-1416. 6pm -- SBA MTG FEB 12 / HEATON FEB 19 https://www.instagram.com/p/Bth8cReAJR3/?utm_source=ig_tumblr_share&igshid=g6pzml69jtpb

A picture from 7 years ago, today, taken at 4am. 👶 She and our other 2 kids are a big reason that I’ve worked in #solar and energy efficiency financing since 2006. For the sake of our kids and the rest of God’s creation we just cannot keep using coal, oil and natural gas. Boy Scouts taught me that when I pack up after camping to leave the place better than when I arrived. That’s how I try to live. Our current dominate energy sources are resulting in many people’s lives being either cut short or many more being made ill. And costs just keep going up and up. We see that in our utility bills at home and work every year. Pollution from the use of fossil fuels killed nearly 5 million people around the world in 2010 (and 100,000,000 made sick - 1-2 out of every 10 people across the whole earth), according to a report by DARA. Total global costs, which were estimated at more than $600 billion in 2010, are expected to rise to $4.35 trillion by 2030. Digging up dirty sources of energy from the earth to power our lives may have been helpful 100 years ago but like with other tech advancements there are now better (lower cost, cleaner, healthier) choices to make today. https://www.instagram.com/p/BtgQiRRhHkH/?utm_source=ig_tumblr_share&igshid=1udoe7ie3h596

Check out the fastest growing #jobs in #California!💥 https://www.instagram.com/p/Bte3k0pheoH/?utm_source=ig_tumblr_share&igshid=1pz1tecmd9hwc

“Does a judge turn a blind eye and let PG&E continue what you’re doing, let you keep killing people?” U.S. District Judge William Alsup said inside the San Francisco courtroom. “Can’t we have electricity that is delivered safely in this state?” https://www.instagram.com/p/BtUb4efBunS/?utm_source=ig_tumblr_share&igshid=5ucq4v7drp2h

Coming Soon: One more quality #Solar Canopy from @solargaininc Did you know lizards love solar? 🦎☀️ #TheMoreYouKnow https://www.instagram.com/p/BtC_1LZBT0L/?utm_source=ig_tumblr_share&igshid=1tmy9npjr06q0

Today is a great day for every #homeowner with #solar in #Stockton, #California. Why??? Sunny Days + Lower Temps = Great Energy Production 👍🏼 (at Stockton, California) https://www.instagram.com/p/Bs8zqLhBXF6/?utm_source=ig_tumblr_share&igshid=1p144d84dzgts

Static #Electricity (looks like lightning) + Volcanic Eruption 🌋 in Chile https://www.instagram.com/p/Bs4fIQ6hWSA/?utm_source=ig_tumblr_share&igshid=7eg88zdwisfi

Kimana finally sat down on our little hike. #husky #husky❤️ (at Lost Lake Park)

Of course we had to stop at the @teslamotors in Seaside to put in another request for them to open a gallery and service center in #Fresno. (at Tesla)

#Adoption Via @caffeinated.herpetologist

#TheMoreYouKnow #Science #puns

He surfs better because he is blue. #avatar #surfer 📷 via @edsloanephoto

Our sins are mostly paid for by others. #children #kids

Is it okay to hold a grudge? 📷Via @nakedpastor #forgiveness

"Bad Religion" is equating the Jesus Dream as the American Dream. That's the next sermon on 9/10 at @thefriendchurch in Clovis, CA. "There are times we need to separate from the decision of our country because our country is not our God. Just as the Christians in Rome. The Roman Empire was the America of its day. It had the strongest military, the most wealth, the greatest technology, and for its time, the greatest rule of law. Crucifixion was reserved for those who were considered enemies of the state (the two “thieves” crucified with Jesus were not thieves, they were “political rebels” which is a better translation). How then, can Jesus people, simply think obeying His vision means to fall in line with everything in America? It did not mean Rome and it does not mean America, there are lines to draw and we must give God what is God’s." Controversial? Maybe, but this Sunday we will explore where we are personally with this. Perhaps we are chasing the American Dream at the cost of Jesus' Dream. Join me in person or online this Sunday at 10am at Valley Friends Church. 980 Gettysburg Ave. Clovis, Ca. 93612 (at Valley Friends Church)