Simplicity isn’t Simple.

May 7, 2013
Planting tomatoes

– by Christine Sine – For the last five year’s my husband, Tom and I have taken what we call the $2 challenge during the season of Lent. For at least one week of the season we restrict our food budget to $2 per person per day. It reminds us that half the world’s population still [...]

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Be Still!

April 22, 2013
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– by Andy Wade – I wrote this poem several years ago but it seemed somehow appropriate for Earth Day -perhaps we’re just to busy and distracted to notice or care.

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Being Radical, Good Friday

March 29, 2013
The Overflow Project

– by Brian “Wolt” Wolters – Over the past several weeks I have found myself coming up with excuses to drive to work instead of ride my bike.  Even before I get in my truck I tell myself, “Oh, one more day of driving and then I’ll start riding my bike,” or even on a sunny [...]

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How do you plan to celebrate life after Easter 2013?

March 28, 2013
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Christine and I had a stimulating conversation on Monday with a great group of 11 George Fox University  students and a couple of staff.   This is the first time we have used our great new classroom in the Mustard Seed Village as you can see in the picture.  This first day of holy week has [...]

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Don’t be Intimidated, be Inspired!

March 25, 2013
Love Bombs

– by Andy Wade – That’s right, Don’t be intimidated, be inspired! Those are the words I’m hearing right now and I want to share with you. Often times we hear about all the amazing things people are doing and, because we’re just getting started, we feel intimidated, overwhelmed, and stuck. But it doesn’t have [...]

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Overflowing with Over-Abundance

March 15, 2013
Jackie Beeler

– by Jackie Beeler – If you ever run into me on a hiking trail, you might notice that I tend to carry belongings with me that are roughly equal to my size. My tendency to over-pack (I prefer to call it “being prepared”) is reflective of my subconscious belief that my belongings will alleviate [...]

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Gangster Gardening

March 10, 2013
Garden Fresh Vegetables

– by Andy Wade – Gangster Gardening. That’s what South Central LA resident, Ron Finley, said was needed to transform his neighborhood. Perhaps it’s also the attitude we need to take on as we look for creative ways to build sustainable-living communities. Like so many urban centers, there’s a lack of fresh, healthy foods and [...]

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Let the Pie Work

March 9, 2013
MIB 3

– by Andy Wade – “My grandaddy always said, if you got a problem you can’t solve, it helps to get it out of your head.Pie. It’s good.” Following that advice I would gain a lot of weight! Those words from Men in Black III caught me off guard. But then when I stepped back [...]

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MacGyver Magic

March 7, 2013
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– by Cindy Todd – MacGyver…now there was a creative guy! Not sure how many of you recall the show, way back in the late 80′s early 90′s. MacGyver was some kind of secret government agent guy who was incredibly creative at problem solving. He could make a sound barrier to ward off the bad [...]

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Restoration Village Arts

February 25, 2013
RVA

– by Tracy Howe Wispelwey – After a decade of touring I began to seriously re-imagine my work as a performing songwriter and the director of a small nonprofit that has become the umbrella for international artistic collaboration and faith-based activism. In the last several years my husband, Seth, and I, along with a small [...]

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