Missing Christ: Confessions of a Christmas Shopper
For a split second, time and space froze. What if that word – ‘Christ’ – what if the Word became flesh right there in the store – what if he showed up at cash register number #17?…
A Tea Party, An Occupation and People of the Incarnation
Maybe the answer is not a tea party or an occupation or any protest movement after all. I believe we must give ourselves, as disciples of Jesus, to another movement – to His living Body – a people who are again re-incarnating a kingdom not of this world…
Exploring Advent and Christmas: Resources
I want to share a few blogs, websites and other resources from around the Web that are seeking to explore more meaningful expressions of Christian celebration and reflection in this season…
Dark Soil: Ending the Land Application of Biosolids In America
I came home the other night to the thick stench of biosolids (treated sewage sludge) on the wind. The trucks had been driving past our cabin for days…While you may have never heard of biosolids the battle to stop it’s application on agricultural and public lands has been raging for many years…
A Thankful Heart
It is easy to forget the LORD’s goodness sometimes and I far too often find fault even in the good gifts GOD gives us – but what a transformation that can take place when we commit our hearts to the practice of gratitude…
Agrarian Revival: New Blood In The Old Body (Crob Mob video)
Kudos to Trace Ramsey (aka Cricket Bread) for this brilliantly profound essay and video: Crop Mob: An Introduction…
Living Beyond A Culture of Fear
Jaques Ellul said: “The more security and guarantees we want against things, the less free we are. Tyrants are not to be feared today, but our own frantic need of security is…Helen Keller observed, “Security is mostly a superstition…”
Anchors In The Storm
The mythology of an economic recovery has only served to blind us – to deceive us into maintaining business as usual. But we can no longer live with a blind eye toward the horizon…Will we be people of love and peace and mercy- will we be anchors in the storm?- or will we be swept away in fear and self-seeking because we find our hearts did not truly trust the LORD?…
Back to the Land: the View From Here
We slowly are settling back in to life among the mountains and streams again here in Bedford County, Virginia. Our life is not perfect by any stretch of the imagination – but we are abundantly blessed…
Fresh (the movie): Connecting Churches with the Local Food Movement
FRESH is a brilliant movie for bringing the conversation about our food system into local view. Hosting a local viewing with a question and answer time featuring local food producers from your community is a first step in understanding why these issues matter to a whole-life Christian faith…
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