This book was eye-opening and life-changing. He’s coming back for a few talks at George Fox University, but for those of us who don’t live nearby, they are streaming it live and recording it, so we don’t have to miss out! Check it out:
http://blogs.georgefox.edu/newsreleases/?p=5111
See it live:
http://www.georgefox.edu/offices/spirituallife/index.html
Archive for the ‘Community’ Category
3 Mar
Shane Claiborne @ GFU March 8th
15 May
Tending Gardens, Tending Hearts
I’ve been busy tending things: worms, chicks, vegetables, friendships, flowers, kefir, fragile hearts. We’ve been busy building a greenhouse, a chicken coop, a chicken run, a tree house, a straw bale compost. I’ve been trying to destory an anthill that sits a foot away from my greenhouse. Naturally. With no success. And things have been [...]
25 Feb
Lent is NOT about Chocolate
I love chocolate.
I grew up with chocolate as a food group, all on its own somewhere between the grains and the dairy. It was {still is} meant to be savored, letting the sweetness melt on the tongue as opposed to being grossly masticated and ingested without taste or smell. Dining on chocolate is an experience [...]
24 Feb
Giving in Times of Need
I’ve been wondering how to help others during this season of hurt.
Many people, good folks who’ve worked hard most of their lives, are finding themselves in a predicament: they simply can’t pay their bills. After being a part of a house church community for the last nine years, we have found we have extra money [...]
5 Feb
Potluck Etiquette 101
Tip #A
Bring enough of your dish that if you and your crew were stuck eating it as your only lunch (cuz that’s when potlucks tend to happen most often), there’d be enough to satiate the people in your group.
Tip #B
Don’t hoard. The person behind you may want some too.
Tip #C
If you didn’t bring a dish [...]
4 Feb
Running the Numbers
A picture is worth a thousand words, or so they say…
Check this out, and rethink your disposable waste consumption:
http://www.chrisjordan.com/
25 Jan
Shane Claiborne at GFU
The author of this, among others:
Will be at George Fox University on February 7, 2009.
Check it out:
http://www.georgefox.edu/kaleo/index.html
http://blogs.georgefox.edu/newsreleases/?p=4815
20 Jan
Weathering the Storm Together
So I’ve been on a tree kick the past year. I’ve been fascinated with the roots for a while, and I think it relates to how God’s been at work in me. He’s working underground, doing the stuff one can’t noticeably see on the surface, but man, the roots have been growing deeper and wider. [...]
