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For Granted– From Whence Cometh Your Food?

JUST LIVING Blog Have you started your preparation and cooking for Thanksgiving yet? For most of us here in North America, the meal will be a dandy one replete with family recipes, everyone’s favorites, and a table or buffet filled with delicacies. Even those who will be sharing community meals or serving in shelters and… Read more»

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Waste Not Strategies for the Holiday Season

With Thanksgiving right around the corner and Christmas just over a month away, food waste is something good stewards should avoid. The Earth Watch Institute offers 10 tips to reduce food waste during this celebratory season, remembering that “Consumers in developed countries such as the United States are responsible for 222 million tons of this… Read more»

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Hunger of the Soul

Today my appointment schedule runneth over, and it sent me driving all over God’s creation to five appointments, including a tedious clergy gathering and two grueling pastoral visits — to a dying woman in a nursing home and a parishioner in deep crisis. But at home, my weary soul found sweet refreshment, as it often… Read more»

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Plenty: Satiating both Physical and Spiritual Hunger

Lectionary Reflection for the 7th Sunday after Pentecost, July 31, 2011
This week’s texts invite us to contemplate both physical and spiritual hunger and our role as Christians in being filled and filling others for the sake of the gospel. Photo by hoyasmeg used under Creative Commons License. Thanks!

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The Disciple’s Guide to Lavish Love

Valentine’s Day may be just a memory, but the disciple’s call to lavish love is an everyday reality. What does it mean to practice lavish love? Read on and see what this week’s lectionary texts have to say. (Photo by rococohobo used under Creative Commons License. Thanks!)

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What I Learned on My Sabbatical

When Pastor Jim Ortberg, editor-at-large of Leadership Journal, went on a seven-week sabbatical, he got a lot more than just some rest and relaxation. He learned a lesson on how to live.  His advice speaks to all pastors and people of God.  (Photo “Reflections in a Coffee Cup” by Gunjan Karun used by Creative Commons… Read more»

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From Trash to Table: A Communal Feast

One person’s trash is another’s feast? That’s the way it is in Brooklyn for a diverse group of dumpster divers with a goal of reducing food waste, building community, and educating the public about how much edible food we throw away. Meet the community known as “Grub.” (Photo by Gabriel Amadeus used under a Creative Commons License. Thanks!)

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Give Us Today Our Daily Bread

In this line from the Lord’s Prayer, Rowan Williams, the Archbishop of Canterbury, finds a prayer to satisfy human longings. We long for forgiveness, for reconnection with our human vulnerability, for reconciliation with our brothers and sisters, and for our need to share and to receive. (Photo by Daisy Bush used by Creative Commons License. Thanks!)

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SNAP to it Food Stamp Challenge–Day 29

‘Just Living’ Blog
Only one more day left for the SNAP to it Food Stamp Challenge, and our blogger is feeling a little food stamp fatigue and a whole lot of gratitude when everything is put into perspective. Do you what the average income is worldwide? Read on to find out.

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SNAP to it Food Stamp Challenge–Day 28

‘Just Living’ Blog
SNAP to it Food Stamp Challenge–Day 28
Our blogger is thinking about all the leftovers in her fridge, so today she shares some of her favorite ways to help the hungry and one really good book!