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What does permaculture have in common with Christian faith? More than you think.

Permaculture and Christian Faith (Part 1)

By Melody Adele Connally on 10/28/2011

When, a few years ago, I read through a summary of David Holmgren‘s “Permaculture Principals,” it had struck me how well it fit into the kind of pursuit of Jesus that is aligned with a pursuit of the kingdom of heaven…

Posted in Environment & Creation, Features, Food & Agriculture | Tagged agriculture, christian faith, christian permaculture, Christianity, GOD, Green Building, Jesus, permaculture, permaculture design, Philosophy, Sustainability, sustainable development, sustainable landscaping, trash, waste | 2 Responses

One of our favorite new books: Year of Plenty by Craig Goodwin

Year of Plenty (book review)

By Jason Fowler on 06/24/2011

Year of Plenty is an insightful, profound yet humorous narrative that provides a refreshing perspective on the intersection between Christian faith and issues of economy, environment, community, consumption, justice and sustainability…

Posted in Book Reviews, Features | Tagged american dream, Anti-Consumerism, book review, Christan faith and sustainability, Christian discipleship, christian faith, Christian faith and gardening, Community and Ecclesia, Consumerism, economy, environmentalism, farmers market, Gardening, global, global justice, GOD, Intentional Living, Jesus, justice, justice economy, local, localism, missional, sabbath economics, suburbs, Sustainability, Sustainable Living | 1 Response

Recycled Housing by Dan Phillips of Phoenix Commotion

Salvaging America: Recycled Houses for the Working Poor

By Jason Fowler on 05/02/2011

I got really excited to discover Dan Phillips of Phoenix Commotion and his groundbreaking approach to building ‘recycled’ houses from salvaged materials through one-on-one mentoring. Could Dan’s vision reshape the financial, ecological and architectural landscape of America?…

Posted in Architecture and Building, Features, Voice of One Calling | Tagged alternative building, Alternative Housing, America, architecture, Creation Care, economy, Green Building, housing, justice, Poverty, recycling, salvage, Sustainability, trash | 2 Responses

Claudio Oliver: Turning Grease Into Gospel

Claudio Oliver: Turning Grease Into Gospel (video)

By Jason Fowler on 03/06/2011

Let Claudio inspire you as well -as you conspire ways to “do small things with great love” in your neighborhood that model and embody GOD’s redemption and reconciliation…

Posted in Heroes and Prophets, Justice, Videos | Tagged christian faith, Christianity, Claudio Oliver, Creation Care, DIY, do it yourself, Gospel, holiness, Jesus, Justice, justice, missional living, Poverty, recycling, soap, soapmaking, Sustainability, sustainability and faith | 2 Responses

GOD has made us to be fully human and to live on a human scale.

All We Need is to Be Human

By Ragan Sutterfield on 01/28/2011

There was an evangelical environmental campaign several years ago that asked, What Would Jesus Drive?…meant to lead toward the idea that Jesus would be a low-carbon kind of guy who’d probably drive a Prius or maybe a grease bus…But what if Jesus wouldn’t drive anything?…

Posted in Agrarian Notebook, Environment & Creation, Features, Technology | Tagged Al Gore, christian environmentalism, climate chaos, Creation Care, crisis, environment, future, green living, human scale, Jesus, limits, society, Sustainability, Sustainable Living, technology | 2 Responses

It's time to relocalize our lives (montage: J Fowler)

Life at a Human Pace in a Smaller Place

By Ragan Sutterfield on 09/05/2010

I set my bike up with a rack and saddle bags. I rode to the grocery store. I rode to work. I rode to friends’ houses for potlucks and parties. I rode the 6 miles to the school farm I help with. But I also found out how much I was dependent on a car for so many little things…

Posted in Agrarian Notebook, Features, Intentional Living | Tagged alternative transportation, bicycles, local living, oil spill, post-carbon, relocalization, relocalize, scale of living, slow living, Sustainability, Sustainable Living | 8 Responses

Once upon a time we lived in communities...can we return to 'neighboring'?

Neighboring

By Ragan Sutterfield on 04/09/2010

I have heard people, mostly of my grandparents’ generation, talk of neighboring together. For them neighboring meant forming a cooperative relationship—a space of care.

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Posted in Agrarian Notebook, Community and Ecclesia, Features | Tagged Backpacking, Community and Ecclesia, cooperative living, David Orr, Intentional Christian Community, Intentional Community, Neighboring, one-anothering, Simplicity, Sustainability | 3 Responses

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