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Remembering the Feast of St. Cuthbert Bishop of Lindisfarne

Almighty God, you called Cuthbert from following the flock to be a shepherd of your people: Mercifully grant that, as he sought in dangerous and remote places those who had erred and strayed from your ways, so we may seek the indifferent and the lost, and lead them back to you; through Jesus Christ our [...]

Liminal Places and the Urban Camino

By my friend Tim Mathis

 Liminal Places and the Urban Camino » Mustard Seed Associates Creating the future one mustard seed at a time

The concept of liminality is important, I think, in that it points us to the truth that God strikes out at us from within the context of creation rather than through ‘inbreaking’ [...]

Invitation to Celtic Prayer Retreat

17th Annual MSA Celtic Prayer Retreat 2008

When: Saturday August 9, 2008 (some of us camp from Friday to Sunday, Aug. 8-10)
Where: Camano Island, WA (map)
There are times when we need space. . . space to breath, hear and respond, space for transformation and renewed clarity in our lives. Join us for all or part [...]

Thin Space: Learning from the Celtic Saints

Thin Space Learning from the Celtic Saints:  a day long learning/sharing experience hosted by Mustard Seed Associates and the Mustard Seed House.

When? June 7
Where? Mustard Seed House, Seattle WA

Register online
The rediscovery of Celtic Christianity has been a delightful revelation for many followers of Christ in recent years. Many Christians are intrigued by this rich tradition and [...]

The Missional Imagination: Jordoncooper.com

I’ve been following Jordon Cooper’s blog for years. He is one of the pioneer bloggers in the whole genx/pomo/emerging church convesation. Today he mentioned the Mustard Seed House (MSH) as one example of what it might look to have a missional imagination by growing communities instead of planting churches. He also mentioned other sisters communities like [...]

Celts and Anabaptists: Wisdom from the Margins for Tomorrow’s Church? | The Anabaptist Network

Celts and Anabaptists: Wisdom from the Margins for Tomorrow’s Church? | The Anabaptist Network
Among the fascinating things that are going on today are the reemergence from the margins of Christendom of the Celtic and the Anabaptist Christian traditions. There are many differences between these traditions. The Celtic tradition is very old; it emerged in the [...]

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 [...]

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 [...]

Another Garden Day « The Mustard Seed House (MSH)

Another Garden Day « The Mustard Seed House (MSH)
Today was garden day at the Mustard Seed House - a great opportunity to enjoy each others’ company, harvest the blessing of God’s bounty as well as to start to get ready for Fall (yes it is the beginning of September). We started with a delicious breakfast [...]

Photos from the Celtic Prayer Retreat

Photos from the Celtic Prayer Retreat

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