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Letter from Fidel Castro to the people of Cuba

 
Comandante Fidel is no saint but he have been a great inspiration for many people dreaming of a new reality and the possibilities of a just society.
via granma.cu

To my dearest compatriots, who have recently honored me so much by electing me a member of the Parliament where so many agreements should be [...]

Anglican & Anabaptist

I live in the beautiful tension of being an anglican & anabaptist.
In the Anglican (Episcopal Church) I encounter a spirituality that is bigger than myself. As an anglican I practice my spirituality in community, therefore is not just my spirituality but I join the spirituality of those who gather around the Lord’s Table. [...]

The New Conspirators - hot off the press!

The New Conspirators
Book by Tom Sine
“If you have faith as small as a mustard seed,” Jesus says in the Gospel of Matthew, “nothing will be impossible for you.”
That sounds good, but does it work in a world where seeds are genetically altered by an impatient few and hard to come by for countless others? In [...]

spoken word - my people

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Rowan Williams on the Emergent Church

Rowan Williams on the Emergent Church
Archbishop Rowan Williams talks about the emergent church and how the Anglican community views it.
more at the emergent village blog 

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1-2-3 Meme

I have been tagged for the 1-2-3 Meme by Mark at Jesusmanifesto.com. The game is to grab the book nearest to you and turn to page 123. Find the 5th sentance and share the next 3 sentances with everyone. Then you tag five people.
My sentence is from Seasons of Celebration by Thomas Merton a [...]

Monks, Community & Rule of Life

 Read more about our dreams and vision for Mustard Seed Associates, the Mustard Seed House and the Celtic Community Project -
Monks, Community & Rule of Life « Godspace
Yesterday the Boston Globe printed a great article The Unexpected Monks, on the move towards monasticism by many evangelicals. It is something that resonates very deeply with [...]

What chores would Jesus Do?

What chores would Jesus do? - Los Angeles Times
Some monastic communities pool their resources and renounce private property. The Billings friends chose to control their own finances, though they shared equally in rent, utility and grocery bills. They all said they wanted to consume less, spend less, so they could give away more. Yet they [...]

we want change

Dear Sen. Obama,
Puerto Rico have been a colony of the USA for 110 years. 110 years! We are practically the oldest colony in the world. That’s quite shameful.
We want change. Puerto Rico want change. We have the right for self-determination. Are you going to stand up for that right, against an oppressive colonial system?
I’m listening…

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The unexpected monks

The unexpected monks - The Boston Globe
New Monasticism is part of a broader movement stirring at the margins of American evangelicalism: Evangelicals disillusioned with a church they view as captive to consumerism, sectarian theological debates, and social conservatism. Calling themselves the “emerging church” or “post-evangelicals,” these Christians represent only a small proportion of the approximate [...]

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