Check out my guest post on Jan Edmiston‘s blog A Church for Starving Artists about church as spiritual potluck instead of banquet.
A Not-So-Simple Life.
January 25, 2009 By 1 Comment
The Washington Post Magazine today features a wonderful article about A Simple House, A Not-So-Simple Life. It’s a really great article that helps explain a lot of the things we’ve been working through living in community. It also features a couple of quotes from my housemate Dawnielle Miller and mentions our community, Casa Chirilagua. Let me know what you think!
Activist D.C. Church Embraces Transition in Name of Its Mission
January 25, 2009 By Leave a Comment
The Washington Post’s Michelle Boorstein recently wrote an article about Church of the Savior, Activist D.C. Church Embraces Transition in Name of Its Mission. To quote one of my friends in the city, “No other group of people has done more to bring social justice to the city.” They were emerging decades before anyone had any concept of what that meant. I have many friends in their community and I admire their work more than I can articulate.
I Live With Another Man’s Wife
August 27, 2008 By Leave a Comment
The September_October 2008 edition of Relevant Magazine features a wonderful story on community living by Matt Conner entitled “I Live With Another Man’s Wife.” Unfortunately it is only available in print at this time (if this changes, I’ll put a post here), so pick up a copy of Relevant and take a look.
CNN reports on Jesus for President
June 29, 2008 By 1 Comment
The lead story on CNN.com right now is Jesus for President!
They are a bit too focused on the political end instead of the faith end, but it’s still cool.
Greed in the Name of Green
March 11, 2008 By Leave a Comment
Emily of Casa Chirilagua sent me a link to a great Washington Post article today.
It talks about how going green has become a new option of conspicuous consumption. It’s something I and my friends struggle with. One, Dawnille, also of Casa Chirilagua, is particularly interested in starting a business of fair trade clothing, but is working through how to do it successfully while not continuing the societal embrace of consumerism.
She sent me a wonderful website, the Story of Stuff. It does an excellent job of addressing the history of consumerism in our society and the problems of our extreme resource usage.
The Unexpected Monks
February 27, 2008 By Leave a Comment
Another article about New Monasticism ran in the Boston Globe earlier this month, but I forgot to post it.
What chores would Jesus do?
January 29, 2008 By Leave a Comment
Ran across a wonderful article in the LA Times:
It is well worth checking out!
Prism Magazine: Portrait of Exploitation
January 4, 2008 By 2 Comments
The September/October edition of Prism featured several articles about prostituted people. I just realized that they are available through their archive.
The cover story, Portrait of Exploitation is accompanied by a bunch of pictures of prostituted women taken over an extended period of time. The images depict a demise like I have never seen before. They are utterly shocking!
The articles in the issue include:
Portrait of Exploitation
by Laura Coulter
A compelling call for the church to follow Jesus’ example by embracing the victims behind the vice.
Sophia’s Circle
by Amy Durkee
Former prostitutes come together for a time of healing and renewal and in the process become part of a sisterhood network.
Prostitution: Pathway to Incarceration for American Females
by Lisa L. Thompson
As the female prison population increases at alarming rates, it’s time we understood prostitution’s role as gateway to the crimes that are putting women behind bars.
Traffic Stopper
Donna M. Hughes, a leading international researcher on sex trafficking, explains the relationship between sex trafficking and prostitution.
Boston Globe features Ma Siss’s Place and Quincy Street Missional Church in Final Installment of Four Part Series
December 27, 2007 By Leave a Comment
My friends at Ma Siss’s Place and Quincy Street Missional Church continue to be featured in the Boston Globe this morning and last.
Part 4: And who, now, will lead them?
