Loving the Unloveable

I was just reading an article this morning about the wildlife we like to attract to our garden.  It talked about the fact that all of us love to see nice furry creatures like squirrels and winged creature like colourful birds and buuterflies out our windows.  We tend to ignore the destructiveness of some of [...]

In Need of Administrative help

You may have noticed from some of my blog posts recently that I am a little overworked at the moment.  I am currently looking for someone who might be able to volunteer to help in the MSA office as an administrative assistant 10 – 12 hours a week.  If you know anyone that might be [...]

A Breathing Prayer

I have had several requests for this prayer recently.  I use it in the introduction to my GodSpace workshops and wrote it last year when I was in a time of really needing to center down myself.  It really helps me to relax and focus on God.
I suggest that people sit with their hands in [...]

Unleashing the Gospel

I have just been asked to speak at a Perspectives for World Missions course at Auburn on the topic Unleashing the Gospel. This is a last minute invite as the class is on Monday night and I am not quite sure why I said yes because this is not one of my usual topics.  However [...]

Carribean Black Bean and Pumpkin Soup

I just mentioned on Twitter that I was making Black Bean and Pumpkin soup and receved so many responses that I thought I better post the recipe.  Enjoy
Title: Caribbean Black Bean And Pumpkin Soup
Yield: 8 Servings
1 t  ground cumin
2 lb pumpkin,Pureed
1 lb black beans
1 1/2 c  Coconut Milk
4 c  vegetable broth
4 T  chopped fresh cilantro
2 [...]

Making New Years Resolutions Stick – part 2

So how do we make all those wonderful resolutions stick?  Change doesn’t happen unless we practice discipline and intentionality.  Here are a few suggestions.

Develop a plan of action that will enable you to make your resolution a part of your daily life.  Write down the steps you intend to take to accomplish your goals and [...]

Moving Through Advent

Well Thanksgiving is well and truly over, the Christmas tree is up, the house decorated and we are well into the first week of Advent.
We will soon be into a season of Christmas entertaining beginning with our MSA Board meeting and dinner this weekend.  I plan to make my first batch of Scottish shortbread tonight [...]

How to Change People’s Attitudes.

I found this article How To Change People’s Attitudes by Guy Kawaski and its links very intriguing.  Guy also posted an interesting post recently Looking For MR Goodtweet: How to Pick Up Followers on Twitter. I wasn’t sure whether I should get excited or scared at the implications of how easily we can manipulate what [...]

Tom Sine Travelling in Turbulent Times

I just talked to Tom who is now in Manchester England on his book tour for The New Conspirators.  Amazingly he has not gotten lost once and is having a great time reconnecting to old friends and making new ones.  Here is a podcast from Moot in Oxford where he spoke over the weekend

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 [...]