Coming Challenges in the Global Economy

I realize that most of you do not live in the Seattle area but for those that do I would like to extend an invitation to join us for the first of MSA’s new Turbulent Times–Ready or Not! Conversation Series.  We are planning to record the event so those of you who are not able [...]

How Rich Are You

Here is another great resource that I learned about here in Adelaide.  So often we feel that we do not have enough financial resources for all that we need.  Here is a great site that helps put our incomes into perspective with the rest of the world.
Global Rich List

Do You Believe in the Corporation?

This morning we have been talking about the challenges of the global economy and how it seduces us into its values.  We also talked about how easily we buy into the values of our secular culture – its work rhythms, its suburban lifestyles, its consumer patterns – and then living our Christianity over the top [...]

Turbulent Times: Ready or Not

We leave this afternoon for Australia – the house sitter has moved in (well more of a dog sitter actually as Bonnie told us she does not like being alone) and are furiously working to get our contributions for the MSA Seed Sampler done – as well as working on powerpoint presentations for all our [...]

Does Sweden Have A Socialist Nightmare

Earlier today I did a link to this video on the The Daily Show with Jon Steward about the socialist system in Sweden   It has raised quite a bit of discussion on facebook so I thought that I would link to it here too.  What do you think – is this a nightmare or [...]

Video from Common Root Gathering

Here is a link to the video of the presentation Tom and I did at the Common Root gathering over the weekend.

Fill a Freezer Day on February 20th

As a prelude to the season of Lent join us at Mustard Seed Associates February 20th for Fill a Freezer Day.

Get your family and friends together in the biggest kitchen you can find.
Enjoy fellowship while you chop and saute and stir, making several pans of lasagna and a couple huge pots of soup.
Divide into [...]

World Must Double Food Production by 2050

Here is a very sobering report from the UN on current and future food production.  Many of us are challenged because we can’t go out to eat as much as we used to or because we are having to eat less expensive food items, but the economic crisis has pushed many of our sisters and [...]

Are These the Top Trends for 2009?

As usual I am doing things a little out of order – looking at trends for 2009 before I reflect more on what I learned from 2008.  However this article by Jeremy Gutsche caught my attention and I decided to do ome reflecting about it.   A couple of the trends he highlights are

return to the [...]

Who Gets the Bailout?

I don’t normally blog on Sunday but with most of the roads closed, 6″ of snow on the ground and more to come my Sunday routines have changed.  This article courtesy of Jordon Cooper in Saskatoon  Canada caught my eye.  One has to wonder who is the government bailing out?  Obviously Christmas cheer for some.
Banks [...]