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A Mountain of Bones : Jesus Manifesto

My brother Mark over at Jesus Manifesto posted a short but incisive and strong reflection on being white in America, titled A Mountain of Bones - see link below.
Mark, as a brown brother I want to applaud your honesty and openness. By the way just like in Ezekiel, I can hear the rumble of [...]

Resurrection | Easter

The world has already been turned upside down; that’s what Easter is all about. It isn’t a matter of waiting until God eventually does something at the end of time. God has brought his future, his putting-his-world into rights future, into the presence of Jesus of Nazareth and he wants that future to be implicated [...]

Call for Stories!

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Call for Stories!
20-Somethings Living Alternatively
For an upcoming issue of the Seed Sampler, the monthly e-zine of Mustard Seed Associates, we are focusing on “20-Somethings Living Alternatively.” We are looking for stories and examples from college students and young professionals who are [...]

rich falling behind the super-rich

In The Know: Are America’s Rich Falling Behind The Super-Rich?

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Why a rule of life you might ask?

The MSA team has just been on a 2 day retreat. It was wonderful to get away to relax, refresh and to refocus our lives. The main purpose of the retreat was to brainstorm about developing an MSA rule of life. Here are some of our thoughts on where we are at in the [...]

Friendship trips vs. mission trips

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emerging stories

 Wanna share your stories?
Thomas Knoll will create a fringe collaborative publishing house if 20 people commit to writing a book on the platform.
Check this out - emerging stories

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How to Do It Yourself :: The DIY Liberation Guide

How to Do It Yourself :: The DIY Liberation Guide
Walk out, get free stuff, toss a flower bomb. Simple steps for day-to-day liberation. Go ahead: free your world.
Believe me, you want to download this poster.
The DIY Liberation Guide

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The Breviary

Knowing personally how hard is for those involve in creative ministry to raise support and be able to pay the bills I am very grateful for Mark’s generosity in giving me a copy of the Missio Dei Breviary.
This prayer book is one of the ways in which Missio Dei support themselves to provide hospitality and [...]

Gabriel and the vagabond

This song was part of Mark Pierson’s morning prayer gathering at The New Conspirators.
Gabriel and the Vagabond by Vance Foy
There’s a man on the corner and his clothes are worn
And he’s holding out his hand
You can see in his eyes as the people walk by
He knows they don’t understandSee, they just think he’s [...]