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Igniting the Divine Spark – part 2

May 22, 2013

– by Cindy Todd – I’ve been slow to write up a debrief, report, summary of the “Igniting the Divine Spark” workshop that I facilitated at Mustard Seed House on March 16. So here goes. The intent and the vision of the workshop was to help followers of Christ to recognize the divine light that [...]

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Since that first Earth Day April 22, 1970 how are you caring for God’s good creation?

April 30, 2013

- by Tom Sine – Last week I wrote about watching Denis Hayes President of the Bullitt Foundation join Governor Jay Inslee and Mayor Mike McGinn cutting the ribbon to open the Bullitt Building, the greenest building in the US, here in Seattle Earth Day 2013. In 1970 Denis Hayes dropped out of the Kennedy [...]

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At the Crossroads of Imagination and Global Need

April 16, 2013

– by Andy Wade – Looking for innovative ways to help the world? This TEDx talk from Hong Kong University of Science and Technology will definitely push your imagination into high gear! David Begbie will stretch your vision of what’s possible – and just might inspire you to move beyond your current expectations. My wife, [...]

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As we rapidly journeying towards Easter 2013 have you ever considered inviting God to ignite your “divine spark?”

March 22, 2013

– by Tom Sine — Cindy Todd helped a group of us last Saturday invite God to “ignite our divine sparks” and I can’t remember being a part of a gathering that so stirred my imagination and my creativity. The first exercise took all of us back to our childhood, remembering the things that make [...]

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How Not to be Imaginative

March 14, 2013

– by Cindy Todd – I like to call it “losing my inner pirate” Sure. You have one. We all do. To use the phraseology we’ve been getting accustomed to these past few weeks, it’s also losing touch with that Divine Spark we’ve been working to re-identify and re-ignite. Here are a few guaranteed ways [...]

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Let the Pie Work

March 9, 2013

– 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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Digging to China

February 27, 2013

– by Cindy Todd – Not sure about you, but I fondly remember hazy days of summers as a child. Mine were spent mostly in Crown Point, Indiana. Ours was the era before back-to-back summer camps and the emphasis on days spent productively. Sure, the lawn had to be mowed, weeded, and trimmed once a [...]

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Igniting the Divine Spark

February 20, 2013

– by Cindy Todd – Neither do people light a lamp and put it under a bowl. Instead they put it on its stand, and it gives light to everyone in the house Matthew 5:15 Many of you have likely read about my unlikely journey into soapmaking. It was a pretty interesting path. First unemployment [...]

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No More Baths!

December 21, 2012

– by Andy Wade – “Well wash my mouth out with…!” I was trying to think of a clever introduction to this TED Talk and came up with many. Then I thought, “Why not stick with what worked for Ludwick Marishane?” Who is this Ludwick I speak of? Only the youngest patent holder in all [...]

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Racing Towards the Fiscal Cliff January 1…

November 26, 2012

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Racing Towards the Fiscal Cliff January 1… Are you prepared to help your family and your neighbors – by Tom Sine – When Sandy hit Christians were ready! Methodists, Baptists and Lutherans were ready. Roy Riley, the ELCA bishop of New Jersey, said “we were blessed to have the weekend for families and communities to [...]

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