Pickers and Diggers
What good is it to think we can set a viable course into the future without bringing with us the lessons and wisdom of previous generations? Shouldn’t we too be picking and digging through the buried past for the wisdom and understanding we need today?…
Anabaptism: Re-monking the Church After Christendom
Growing numbers of Christians from various traditions have rediscovered Anabaptism and have found its insights inspiring and challenging. It has developed alternative models of mission, church, discipleship and spirituality and has much to offer…
Sawdust Resurrection
Four and a half miles from the end of our hike, we came across a gigantic pile of sawdust…this area had been clear cut and run through the mill. Now that history was mostly invisible except with careful observation…
People of Earth
We must again go back to the source. GOD made Adam from adamah and we must remember that we are both people of GOD’s breathe and people of the earth. We are called to cultivate, steward and renew…
Cultivating Community In GOD’s Gardens
Adam was placed in a garden GOD planted Himself. Today GOD is again placing His people in gardens. This Christian community based agriculture can be a powerful shift in how we function as local expressions of GOD’s kingdom. These farms and gardens can serve as places of spiritual renewal…
Creating a Faith Based Community Garden
The contagion is spreading. America has garden fever and even faith communities are getting involved. Community gardens are springing up in church parking lots all over the country. And some urban churches have taken over vacant blocks of land that have stood empty for years or created rooftop gardens…
Watch Food, Inc. Online
(Watch Food, Inc online for a limited time) “Our nation’s food supply is now controlled by a handful of corporations that often put profit ahead of consumer health, the livelihood of the American farmer, the safety of workers and our own environment…”
Get A Free Book On Earth Day
Free download of the book Everyday Justice, Earth Day, April 22: “As followers of Christ we are called to love our neighbors. But all too often our everyday choices support systems of injustice that oppress our neighbors instead…discover practical everyday ways we can seek justice instead.”
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Toxic Sludge Is Good For You
Several weeks back it happened again. I remember it happening last year- coinciding with the warmth of Spring…The trucks parade back and forth for hours. What these trucks are hauling is one of the most controversial substances on the American landscape…sludge (aka: biosolids)
The Holy Spirit and the Big Red Tractor
A parable about a village, their beloved tractor and one farmer’s breakthrough. Story by Francis Chan to illustrate the current condition of the Church for his book ‘Forgotten GOD’…
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