I’m just so grateful for this opportunity to live in a farm house with four amazing women, work on a 10 acre certified organic farm, and be living in this great place called oxnard/camarillo. Choosing to be a part of this community, as my sisterfriends have already shared, has been a process, and I feel … Continue reading Why by Cristy Rose
so I thought I’d be spending a year in D.C….
While I won’t start the story of what brought me to the Abundant Table centuries ago, it does begin on the other side of the world. After growing up in Nairobi, Kenya and three years at Wheaton College outside of Chicago I chose to spend six months doing interning in Phnom Penh, Cambodia as part … Continue reading so I thought I’d be spending a year in D.C….
It all started during the Reformation… [or, one of the reasons I’m farming]
“Well, back during the time of the Reformation…,” I began. All of us interns were sitting in the ‘Family Room’ sharing about how we wound up here with the Abundant Table Farm Project. We joked that we could probably each trace our decision to be a part of this Project all the way back to … Continue reading It all started during the Reformation… [or, one of the reasons I’m farming]
my name is…
so over here at the abundant table farm homestead we decided that in order to regularly update the blog we would assign one weekday for each house member to update. lucky me! i got monday! and “who is she?,” you might be asking yourself? well, my name is casey lynn hopkins. and i grew-up in … Continue reading my name is…
Lent and Radical Peace-Making
Third Sunday in Lent Message for Trinity Fillmore 3/15/09 Exodus 20:1-17 1 Corinthians 1:18-25 John 2:13-22 Good Morning. Thank you again for hosting me, and allowing me the opportunity to share with you the life and work of our Abundant Table campus ministry. As with any organization that experiences frequent turn over and rhythmic changes, … Continue reading Lent and Radical Peace-Making
Join Hands, Reach Out, and Left Up — A message from the Presiding Bishop
The Most Rev. Katharine Jefferts Schori The Most Rev. Katharine Jefferts Schori is the 26th Presiding Bishop and Primate of The Episcopal Church. Mark 1:29-39 5th Sunday after the Epiphany – Year B February 08, 2009 I had news recently of the death of a friend’s brother-in-law.He was a 60-year old Viet Nam War vet, … Continue reading Join Hands, Reach Out, and Left Up — A message from the Presiding Bishop
