A Global Conspiracy of Epic Proportions
The Gospel of Jesus is the greatest underground plot we can get caught up in. It is a global conspiracy of epic proportions.
Return To Our Senses: Re-Imagining How We Pray (Book Review)
Instead of offering a formulaic approach to a successful prayer life, Christine invites us to reengage our spiritual imaginations – to rediscover the love of GOD and the joy of unceasing conversation with Him…
A Call To Renew The Sabbath: 24-6 By Matthew Sleeth (Book Review)
24/6 is a powerful cultural critique, addressing consumerism, rootlessness, anxiety, and control…It offers a compelling vision of shabbat shalom– the peace and wellness that flows from a sabbath day of rest.
Relighting the Lampstand: Slow Evangelism and the Mission of GOD
If we become enamored with building our lampstands but we have no flame of embodied love – then the world stays in darkness. As we relearn what it means to become rooted in one another’s lives and in the love of GOD which calls us out into our communities – the world will again have a witness…
Making Peace With The Land: Interview with Author Fred Bahnson
Norman and I do both write from an agrarian perspective, but I think what we’re trying to do with this book is move beyond categories like “agrarian” or “creation care” and simply talk about Christ’s work of reconciliation and redemption.
The Seed Bank of the Kingdom: A Sermon
We can’t predict when the conditions will be right for the seed to sprout. It could be fifty years. It could be a thousand. But what disciples are called to now—the sowing of seeds— is going to pay off one day. There will be a harvest…
A Cure For Nature Deficit Disorder
I see it sometimes in my own children…or even in myself…When I feel it coming on me: I know that it is time for my medicine. I take a short walk down to the edge of our woods and river and stand for a few moments in complete silence…
Health For Godly Generations (Book Excerpt)
In her book Health for Godly Generations, the author Renee DeGroot has compiled a deeply thoughtful and provoking conversation…I consider this book to be a solid entry into the growing Christian conversation on health, food and the multi-faceted issues that surround this element of our lives.
Christian Community: New Possibilities For Tough Economic Times
“We have the opportunity to imagine a spectrum of new communities where, as the followers of Jesus, we can create new ways to be a difference and make a difference”…for times like these.
Craig Goodwin’s Tables of Plenty: A Yearlong Exploration of Christian Food Practices
It’s a new yearlong adventure for the Goodwin family and a new blog to connect with others around the themes of food and faith. Starting in late November with the Orthodox Nativity fast, our family is dedicating a year to explore the role of food in Christian spiritual formation, one month at a time…
