Women Bloggers Unite

Here is a great list of women bloggers that Lynne Hallewell put up on her blog Beyond the Four Walls. I am currently using it to up date my own blog role.  If you have others that you feel should be added to this list let me know.  Who are your favourite female bloggers?

Chocolate Zucchini Bread

When I said on twitter this afternoon that I was making chocolate zucchini bread a number of you were interested in the recipe.  So here it is.  I highly recommend it.  I usually make mini muffins rather than 2 loaves of bread. Title: Chocolate Zucchini Bread Categories: Bread Yield: 48 Servings 2    Eggs 1 c  [...]

Do Justice

Jamie Arpin Ricci at YWAM Urban Ministries in Canada is running a justice oriented Discipleship Training School in October.  For more details click here

It Took Jesus A Thousand Years to Die

“It took Jesus a thousand years to die.” say Rita Nakashima Brock and Rebecca Ann Parker in their fascinating book Saving Paradise: How Christianity Traded Love of This World for Crucifixion and Empire. Brock and Parker travelled the Mediterranean looking for early Christian art that depicted the crucifixion, instead they found wonderful images of healing, [...]

Taking a Break

Tom and I have just returned from a wonderful few days of vacation on Mayne Island British Columbia spent with our good friends Tom & Kim Balke.  We stayed in a beautiful cabin that looked out over the water refreshing our souls each time we looked out the window.  Much to our delight the blackberries [...]

Could I endure?

Over the last couple of nights I have been watching the triathlon at the Olympic Games – first the women’s with Emma Snowsill’s amazing win over a minute ahead of her rivals and then the men’s  won by German Jan Frodeno.  This is the most amazing display of endurance and perseverance that I have ever [...]

Coping with Transitions

Yesterday we said goodbye to Peter and Anneke Geel who have lived in the basement apartment at the Mustard Seed House for the last 15 months. We have loved having them as part of our community. We had a great celebration and commissioning time the night before that I am sure all of us will [...]

Medical Conference At Fuller, Pasadena

I thought that some of you might be interested in this medical missions conference that I will be speaking at September 18 – 20 at Fuller Seminary in Pasadena. One of my workshops will be on Women in the Third World, the other on Practicing Medicine Cross Culturally.  I don’t get many opportunities to be [...]

Eat Kangaroo and save the planet

According to an article in Conservation Letters reported in the Canberra Times, all that Australians need to do to reduce greenhouse emissions and save the planet is to stop eating lamb and beef and start eating kangaroo instead.  Evidently the methane-producing burps and farts (pardon my French) of sheep and cattle contribute 11 percent of [...]

Back from retreat

We had a great retreat on Camano Island in site of the rain. On 32 adults, 12 kids and 2 dogs gathered for a time of worship, prayer, scripture and reflection. We walked the prayer trails and the labyrinth. We ate meals together and swapped recipes of all the wonderful salads. We BBQued everything from [...]