August 14th, 2008 | by Eliacin | published in Community, Family, Prayer, friends, mustard seed house
Today is a sad day at the Mustard Seed House. Our friends, family and fellow communitarians Anneke and Peter Geel are embarking in a new journey today which is taking them away (only physically) from us.
They have been a great influence in shaping the life and rhythms of the Mustard Seed House. We will miss [...]
August 6th, 2008 | by Eliacin | published in Children, Community, Family, alternative, creativity, faith, friends, gardening, hospitality, incarnational, kids, kingdom, mustard seed house
This is a reflection written by our fellow sister, friend and communitarian at the Mustard Seed House, Anneke Geel.
Reflection: A year at the Mustard Seed House
By Anneke Geel
When Peter and I and moved into the Mustard Seed House, we didn’t know whether it would be for 15 months or several years. As it [...]
July 14th, 2008 | by Eliacin | published in Community, alternative, anabaptism, anabaptist, christianity, church, faith, friends, generosity, hospitality
My friend Jess have a very insighful and challenging post about what hospitality means. She does it in the context for the Mennonite Church, but it is certainly a concept we should all explore and live.
RedOracle: Postmodern hospitality
This leads me to think about hospitality…how are we, as individual followers of Christ and together as a [...]
July 9th, 2008 | by Eliacin | published in Community, Emerging, Emerging World, Empire, Submergent, Uncategorized, alternative, anabaptism, anabaptist, conversation, creativity, friends, friendship, global christianity, incarnational, kingdom, neo-anabaptism
Warning - Very long post ahead
After months of planning and many online conversations, 10 rabble rousers got together this past weekend in Philadelphia to dream, dialogue and conspire about the next steps Submergent should take. Many others were invited, but couldn’t make it to the gathering - so no, it was not a secret meeting [...]
July 2nd, 2008 | by Eliacin | published in Community, Submergent, alternative, anabaptism, anabaptist, christianity, faith, friends, global christianity, horizontalism, hospitality, kingdom, neo-anabaptism
I’m all set for my trip tomorrow morning to Philadelphia for the Submergent Next Step Gathering. Among the things I am looking for, is to have a real Philly Cheesesteak sandwich with Mark Van Steenwyk and also finally hanging out in person with Jason Evans.
I’ll be posting some updates from the gathering
Submergent
Embracing the Anabaptist impulse, [...]
June 19th, 2008 | by Eliacin | published in Community, Emerging, Emerging World, Empire, Film, Green, alternative, christianity, creativity, diversity, faith, friends, generosity, global christianity, hospitality, incarnational, kingdom
I’m looking forward the release of this project. Some good friends of mine will be part of this inspiring and important film
The Ordinary Radicals
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June 11th, 2008 | by Eliacin | published in Community, Family, Praxis, alternative, christianity, faith, friends, hospitality, kingdom, life, monasticism, multicultural, mustard seed associates, mustard seed house, new monasticism, rule of life
Peter and Anneke Geel will be leaving the Mustard Seed House in August. Peter has been accepted into the doctoral program at Georgetown University and for some reason they aren’t very keen on commuting to Washington DC each week. We are looking for a couple who are interested in joining our small community here in [...]
June 8th, 2008 | by Eliacin | published in Community, Family, celebration, friends, mustard seed house
In August Anneke and Peter Geel who live in the basement apartment at the Mustard Seed House will be heading to Georgetown University where Peter will be working on a PhD. Peter’s interest is in Christian/ Islamic relations and so Sunday afternoon we celebrated this new step in their lives with a Middle Eastern [...]
May 23rd, 2008 | by Eliacin | published in America Latina, Community, La Red Del Camino, christianity, church, friends
Via La Red del Camino
1. Blessed are those that share what they have, for they will be a community of life.
2. Blessed are those that are able to enjoy the fruit of their labor, for they will be a community of honesty.
3. Blessed are those that stand together for equality, for they will be a [...]
May 14th, 2008 | by Eliacin | published in Jarrod Mckenna, Music, Race, alternative, friends, indigenous people, racial relationships, racism
This powerful video is about the official Australian Government apology to the Aboriginal People early this year. Thanks to my friend Jarrod McKenna for posting yesterday at God’s Politics blog.
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