Liturgy of Remembrance

Here is a beautiful Liturgy of Remembrance that I just came across on Brad Culver’s blog.  It is a great liturgy to use for All Hallow’s Eve. You who spoke the universe into being, whose eye is on the sparrow Come among us Blessed Three in One, meet us here You who is present in [...]

Sine Meanderings – The Netherlands in Review

I have finally downloaded all my photos and had time to catch my breath from our trip, though Tom is still on the move and I just drove him to the airport for a trip to Pittsburgh and a Youth Specialties event. It was great to be able to take this trip together.  Tom’s three [...]

Catching Up

Ever returned from a trip to find a mountain of work waiting and feeling as though you have just been on a visit to another planet.  Certainly how I feel at the moment. While we were gone it seems as though the whole world has been turned upside down and inside out.  The economic crisis [...]

Home At last

Tom and I returned from Holland on Tuesday evening – still trying to get our clocks turned around but it is great to be home.  I will share more on our experiences in the next couple of days as I have time to sort photos and reflect on experiences.  One thing is obvious however – [...]

Is this Where Capitalism Began?

Tom and I are struggling to get our clocks turned around while getting ready for our first speaking event later this afternoon.  Actually I should say I am struggling with getting up when my body tells me it is time to go to sleep, he is full of energy and do most of the preparation. [...]

Heading to Holland

Tomorrow Tom & I leave early for a flight to Amsterdam and a 2 week tour of the Netherlands.  We are mainly working with an organization called Time To Turn However we have several other speaking engagements and are particularly looking forward to the opportunity to catch up with friends we have not seen for [...]

Becoming God’s Compasisonate Response in Times of Economic Crisis

I have just been reading up on what others are saying in the Christian world about the financial crisis.  Some have me fuming as they suggest that this is God’s punishment for our greed.  Consequences for greed and corrunption yes but God’s punishment definitely not.  I do not believe that our loving caring God would [...]

Learning From Stress In Times of Financial Crisis

The group writing project What I have learned from Stress, initiated by Robert Hruzek’s on Middle Zone Musings really caught my attention this month because I don’t think that there has ever been a more appropriate time to talk about financial stress and  the growing economic pressures we are all aware of at this time.  [...]

Faith in Turbulent Times

Today the MSA Seed Sampler How to Prepare for Recession, will be sent out to our mailing list.  The artcles will also be published on the MSA website. However I thought that in view of the way that our world economy continues to rock and roll I thought that you might appreciate a sneak preview [...]

Discernment at the Mustard Seed House

Sunday night we started a series of discernment sessions with the Mustard Seed House community to work out how we can put our MSA rule of life into practice.  Over the next few months we plan to use this process to flesh out the shape of not just our community life but our personal disciplines [...]