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April 30, 2008 By: Trina Category: , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , ,
The consumerism of our culture and my Christian faith often leave me pondering … “When is enough … enough?” We’re bombarded with advertisements and social pressures to have more, to have something bigger and better. Often times, when we do not have the latest style, the newest model, the larger home and the newer car, it leaves us feeling like we do not have enough.
I believe it’s great to enjoy the good things in life, which have different definitions for nearly each one of us.
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November 03, 2007 By: Cathi-Lyn Dyck, Managing Editor Category: , , ,
Faith Awakened
By Grace Bridges
Genre: Spiritual Sci-Fi ISBN: 978-1-4303-1111-9
“Then it began. It was sudden and violent. One day, the City lay waiting; the next, the people lay groaning in every direction as the fresh sea breezes brought destruction to our shores. There was no cure…â€
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September 19, 2007 By: Marty Category: , , , ,
Sustainable living encompasses a lot of complex issues. But is it so complex to actually improve your own individual way of living?
No. If it were, I’d be too lazy to do it.
I would venture to say that most of North America has some kind of sustainable infrastructure in place these days. Urbanites needn’t fear their lack of available dirt—in fact, you may want to have your soil tested for chemical residues and heavy metals before you try growing anything in it. You just don’t know.
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August 21, 2007 By: Marty Category: , , , , , , , , ,
Welcome to Humble O Radio, episode Number 13…and they said it wouldn’t last.
Tonight is Tuesday August 21, 2007 and we originally had wanted to talk about the subject of Racism In the Church, unfortunately I’m not prepared to take that subject on as clearly as I would like to, and it is just too important to gloss over it or to try and half step through. So we’ll save that for another night in the near future.
Tonight, I am glad to be joined again by my good friends, Brian and Shawn Chrisagis better known as “The Chrisagis Brothers†Over the last 20 years Brian and Shawn have rubbed elbows with Hollywood Superstars and some of the elite ministries in North America.
Our featured guest tonight is an exciting hip hop talent out of Atlanta…LUCY DIAMONDS…she’s energetic, outspoken and bold and tonight we’re going to learn a little bit about her faith, career path, happenings and also her relationship with PETA.
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August 12, 2007 By: Cathi-Lyn Dyck, Managing Editor Category: , , , , , , , ,
Getting back to the land, owning an acreage or a small farm, is a really cool fad these days. Everyone’s doing it, you know.
For one, it seems to mesh with a certain portion of the Christian homeschooling community, so well that conservative Christian businessfolk Paul and Gena Suarez expanded their online business to cater to Christian homesteaders. What began as The Old Schoolhouse Magazine and HomeschoolBlogger.com now includes HomesteadBlogger.com, which amounts to an online small town in both size and culture.
What’s the deal? Well, the rhetoric about good management of the earth comes from a couple of directions—one, it comes from within the churches. What amounts to campaign materials are handed out to churches and denominations. These even include sermon suggestions for incorporating concern for the earth. [1]
Two, like those campaign materials, the rhetoric comes from secular sources. Accusations link Christianity to male domination and exploitation of, like, everything—women, children, and dolphins. (I had no idea my church’s deacons had so much spare time on their hands.) Homesteading and ecological awareness is one response from the Christian community.
Most of all, though, there is realistic motivation for individuals as they pick up on the realities of our food distribution system. People aren’t satisfied with blueberries that have been sitting on the boat from Chile for a month. [2] Folks are absorbing a perennial flow of news items about environmental concerns, and an ever-expanding grassroots buzz about better living.
The sustainability movement has links to globalism, and also contains plenty of pagan philosophy. Are Christians aware of everything they’re adopting? And what about pagans? I’ve seen several pagans try to integrate into the HomesteadBlogger community, only to end up leaving or limiting their participation, for various reasons. Do Christians handle these interactions wisely?
Lemme know what you think. [3]
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[1] Forcing Change Magazine, Issue 6, Volume 1, www.forcingchange.org
[2] See http://lazycreek.net/TYDOS/2007/04/seasonal-produce-and-winter-eating.html for more information.
[3] Author’s note: The uploading of this post was fraught with homesteading peril, so I appeal to the record for grounds that my frazzled nerves deserve the contribution of your opinion, dear reader.
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