Three Abundant Table Interns, three international voyages over the last few months. A trip to visit family for a wedding in Singapore for Jeannette, a Holy Lands tour with mom and god–mom for Angela, and a post-Christmas service trip to India for me (Sarah Wurst). And, from all of this, a whole lot of … Continue reading Sarah Wurst’s 5-Step Guide to Being a Pilgrim in Your Own Place
Hello from Intern Jeannette Ban
This post is the last introduction from our 2013-2014 interns. Enjoy getting to know Join the Farm! intern Jeannette Ban from Los Angeles. Hello! My name is Jeannette Ban and I have the grand opportunity of being the Join the Farm! intern this year. I was raised in Southern California, just over the southern side … Continue reading Hello from Intern Jeannette Ban
And God Came Down on Christmas Night…
Recently, I joined BCM and friends for an evening of pause and reflection on the turning of the seasons and the welcoming of winter. Ched reminded us of the importance of developing an attunement with the natural seasons (as opposed to the consumer season – Starbucks, Macy’s, television, etc., which starts earlier and earlier each … Continue reading And God Came Down on Christmas Night…
Reflections this Advent: A Light Blooms from the Rich Soil of the Darkness
This reflection was originally posted in the monthly Bartimeaus Cooperative Ministries’ e-newsletter. “The soil is the great connector of lives, the source and destination of all. It is the healer and restorer and resurrector, by which disease passes into health, age into youth, death into life. Without proper care for it we can … Continue reading Reflections this Advent: A Light Blooms from the Rich Soil of the Darkness
Sponsor a Feast! Helping Neighbors in Need and Supporting our Farmers.
To Friends and Family far and near… We hope your holiday tables were and will be filled with delicious and healthy food, and that a spirit of thanksgiving for the earth’s generosity and life’s deep beauty will be in the hearts of those who gather with you. This Thanksgiving and Winter Holiday Season, we need your … Continue reading Sponsor a Feast! Helping Neighbors in Need and Supporting our Farmers.
