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By J Fowler on 03/11/2010
Somehow we’ve boiled the good news of GOD’s kingdom down to a hyper-personalized fire insurance policy for eternity- with very little implications for the ‘here and now’. Or we boil it down to…
Posted in Features, Theology, Voice of One Calling | Tagged christian faith, GOD, Jesus, the gospel of the kingdom, Theology, what is the gospel message?, Whole-life Christian faith, whole-life discipleship
By J Fowler on 03/03/2010
We asked Scott a few questions based on his new book and are grateful for his timely perspective on the link between environmental degradation and poverty, the future and mission of the church at large, and what it means to humbly merge JESUS’ Great Commandment with His Great Commission…
Posted in Environment & Creation, Interviews | Tagged christian faith, global poor, Great Commandment, Great Commission, Haiti, holistic ministry, Judson Press, missions, Plant With Purpose, Poverty, Scott Sabin, Social Justice, sustainable development, Tending To Eden, Tending To Eden: Environmental Stewardship for GOD's People, Whole-life Christian faith
By Carl Peet on 03/03/2010
Yahweh gave us a simple formula, Love Him and love people. And in our zeal we can over-complicate things and get out of sync with His direction and pace for our lives.
Posted in Features, Life In The Spirit | Tagged back to basics, basics of faith, christian faith, Intentional Living, Simple Living, Whole-life Christian faith
By Dan Horwedel on 03/01/2010
The Afterward in ‘The Only Necessary Thing,’ various writings from Henri Nouwen, contains this little story about “The Three Monks of Tolstoy”: Three Russian monks lived in a faraway island…
Posted in Excerpts | Tagged book excerpt, christian faith, Henri Nouwen, life of prayer, miracles, monasticism, Prayer, spiritual disciplines, stories of faith, The Lord' Prayer, The Only Necessary Thing, three monks of Tolstoy
By Pam Fowler on 02/18/2010
I was not being fair to those that need to think about their basic needs first. So I started to think, how can I help those with limited choices not only have what they need to live but to give them choices?
Posted in Features, Learning As We Go | Tagged alternative energy, christian faith, Creation Care, environment, Intentional Living, Poverty, Social Justice, sustainable development, Sustainable Living
By J Fowler on 02/18/2010
We are desperately treading the waters of our often visionless but raging routine- afloat in hurry sickness and the cultural values of the American Dream. But JESUS tells us: “Take my yoke upon you…
Posted in Features, Voice of One Calling | Tagged christian faith, following Jesus, Intentional Living, Prayer, rhythm of life, spiritual disciplines, time management, vision for life, whole-life discipleship
By Christine Sine on 02/06/2010
I spent a lot of time reading through the gospels specifically asking myself the question How did Jesus spend his time on earth? It was an enlightening study as I started to realize that Jesus really did have a very balanced life…
Posted in Features, Life In The Spirit | Tagged christian faith, Christine Sine, daily living, GodSpace, Jesus, monasticism, New Monasticism, Prayer, rhythm of life, spiritual disciplines, spiritual practices
By J Fowler on 01/26/2010
All through scripture GOD is calling to us to wake up. In our self-centered sleepwalk we dream our own dreams- be they American or otherwise. We dream of pleasure, fame, respect, love, acceptance, knowledge, safety, revenge…
Posted in Voice of One Calling | Tagged christian faith, church renewal, Jesus, Peter betraying Jesus, spiritual awakening, sustainable traditions
By Magdalena Perks on 01/26/2010
“Sustainable Traditions” are the self-supporting, self-regenerating methods and ways that our antecedents bequeathed us, whether those were from agriculture, religion, politics, architecture or philosophy. It isn’t necessarily the big stuff. It is often the littlest stuff…
Posted in Environment & Creation, Features | Tagged Christian ecology, christian faith, Creation Care, faith and the environment, sustainable traditions, tradition
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