Thou Shalt Not Kill Except in Video Games

Here is a very sobering article that was in the NY Times a few days ago.  Talk about buying into the secular culture with a vengeance.  What “Christian” values do we teach when so much of the entertainment even at church portrays violence.
“First the percussive sounds of sniper fire and the thrill of the [...]

What Do We Do About Halloween

Halloween - probably one of the strongest rituals and an important part of the rhythm of life practiced in the American culture - is almost upon us.  When I first came the live in the US I could not believe how much emphasis was placed on this night even by churches and many of my [...]

Sitting with Mary at Jesus Feet

The start of another week and my mind is whirring with the many things I would like to share - the beauty of Fall in Seattle, the horror of the fires in California, my struggles to keep my life balanced in the midst of a busy schedule all come to mind.  However uppermost are some [...]

Songs for a Revolution of Hope

I thought that you might be interested in this CD that Brian McLaren has just produced in conjunction with Tracy Howe and the Restoration Project called songs for a Revolution of Hope .  As I mentioned last week Tracy will be performing a house concert in conjunction with Mustard Seed Associates on November 3rd.  Click [...]

Women Peacemaking and the Church

I just found this wonderful article on Women Peacemaking and the Church by Father Dear, thanks to Jan who mentioned the article on her blog Yearning for God   It reminded me of a book I read many years ago written in 1970s by Swiss psychiatrist Paul Tournier called The Gift of Feeling, in which [...]

Going Organic

Here is an interesting article in the New York Times on Five Ways to Go Organic.  One of the things that amazes me about articles like this (good though they are) is that they rarely if ever mention the value of growing our own food.  We produce about 50% of our own fruit and vegetables [...]

Women Speak Out

A couple of days ago I spoke about the need to listen to voices from other cultures.  As I reflected on that entry I realized that at times I seem to pay more attention to the voices from other cultures than I do to the voices of sisters in my own culture.  Yet I am [...]

Tea for Health

Now here is something that all of us who are tea addicts can rejoice at: “Tea drinking is associated with preservation of hip structure in elderly women, according to the results of a study reported in the October issue of the American Journal of Clinical Nutrition.”  I always knew that my morning and afternoon tea [...]

Get Satisfied

This morning I have been making granola, reading Get Satisfied edited by Carol Holst and keeping tabs on the discussion about monastic orders of the white man on Eliacin’s blog.   Talk about multi tasking.  And what do all these things have in common you may ask?  To answer that let me refer back to Get [...]

Tracy Howe in Concert

Hope that you can join us for a House Concert with Tracy Howe of the Restoration Village

Host: Mustard Seed Associates
When? Saturday, November 3, 2007 - 7:00pm - 10:00pm
Where? Shafer-Baillie Mansion 907 14th Ave E Seattle, WA
Contact: mail@msainfo.org

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Come for a concert at the Shafer Baillie Mansion in Capitol Hill to benefit Mustard Seed Associates and the [...]