Imago Articles

1985-2008

Jim and Eileen Schenk founded Imago in 1978 and began publishing a newsletter in 1985.
This is the collection of Jim’s article series.

1st in a Series by Jim Schenk, April 1985

I left Covington Community Center in 1978, not out of disillusionment or for a better job; rather, I felt what we were doing did not reach the source of the problems we were treating. The poor were obviously suffering, but so were the staff and volunteers who came to serve the poor at this neighborhood…

Spirituality – 2nd in a Series by Jim Schenk, July 1985

When the full moon comes each month, I find myself creeping out the back door of my home with a group of friends to stand in our backyard to hold a full moon celebration. I admit feeling uncomfortable talking to Grandmother Moon, Mother Earth, and Father Sun. Who knows, my neighbors might hear us as…

3rd in a Series by Jim Schenk, October 1985

Here I am, a male in our society, without a job. Neighbors tell me now and then of jobs available, not quite accepting it. Not quite a househusband, as Eileen has been home much of the last five years. It is difficult when people ask me “What do you do?”; I know they don’t mean…

4th in a Series by Jim Schenk, April 1986

I have cut my sugar consumption in half – I’m now down close to the national average. Though I might do a little better than this, it is still a problem. I do know two facts about sugar: one, processed sugar is not good for the body; and second, it is addictive. Our family has…

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