New Monasticism: What It Has To Say To Today’s Church [Book Review]
In his newest book New Monasticism, What It Has To Say To Today’s Church, Jonathan Wilson-Hartgrove strikes up a conversation about the new monasticism with the broader Church. Indeed, of all the books to date on the new monasticism*, this one is aimed at the broadest audience within the Church.
A Conservationist Manifesto [Book Review]
A Conservationist Manifesto is a glorious new collection of essays by Scott Russell Sanders, the noted, novelist, nature writer and Distinguished Professor of English at Indiana University.
A Theology of Farming and Gardening [video]
Interview with Rich Church of Winfield Farm and Fred Bahnson of Anathoth Community Garden about the meaning of the Food, Faith and Farming program at Chestnut Ridge
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Food, Inc. [Movie Review]
I recently headed out to a sold-out showing of the documentary Food, Inc. at Austin’s own Alamo Drafthouse. Generally, getting dinner and drinks along with my movie is my favorite “night out” activity, but in watching a film which critically examines our industrial food system, it was a bit strange.
Where are the Conservatives in the Local, Sustainable Movement?
Where are the conservatives who want to conserve the environment? Where are the church groups unwilling to participate in a system where factory farming of livestock is a reality?
Joel Salatin: Saying Yes To The Good
What is our food culture as a whole in this country? There are stories of corporate greed, polluted environments, mad cow disease, salmonella outbreaks, genetically modified organisms, and bankrupt farmers by the hour….”it’s not enought to say NO to what we don’t like-we must say YES to the good, ” according to Salatin.
May GOD bless us with discomfort…
May GOD bless us with discomfort at easy answers, half truths and superficial relationships, so that we may live deep within our hearts.
May GOD bless us with anger at injustice, oppression, and exploitation of people, so that we may work for justice and peace.
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