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Simplicity Itself

At this moment in history, the world God loves is groaning under the weight of injustice and slowly being robbed of its capacity to sustain life. All around you, the people God loves are increasingly burdened by lifestyles they can’t keep up for very much longer. You and your congregation are called to help turn that around. (Photo by Nemosdad, via Big Stock Photo)

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The Simplicity/ Stewardship Connection

Church leaders can find themselves in a “doing” mode much more often than a “being” mode. Multiple demands on one’s time and overstuffed schedules pull a leader away from the simplicity that Jesus preached and modeled. Bruce G. Epperly and Katherine Gould Epperly address this reality in “The Path to Simplicity.” Photo by iandeth used under Creative Commons License. Thanks!

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Let us go now to Bethlehem!

CHRISTMAS EVE, Year A, Dec. 24, 2010
Our job is to go to Bethlehem right here, right now, in whatever context we live and serve and tell the story of the Messiah’s birth. To do so, however, we first must plumb the depths of our own heart and allow Luke’s story to fill us with wonder and hope and awe, just like those first century shepherds. (Photo by allegri used under Creative Commons License. Thanks!)

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But will it make you happy?

Read the story of Tammy Strobel and Logan Smith, a professional couple who stepped off the work-spend treadmill to see if they would enjoy life with less. And guess what? They are! ““The idea that you need to go bigger to be happy is false,” Tammy says. They are part of a growing trend.  (Photo… Read more»