Two Prayers for Labor Day
On Sunday, our church led the congregation in two prayers for Labor Day. I will be honest – I have never given a lot of thought to Labor Day, and I’ve certainly never thought of it in a Christian framework. B...
Defending Paula Deen: what the national reaction can teach us about race
JULY 2, 2013 | BY: KRISTEN HOWERTON -- There has been a lot of press about the recent lawsuit filed against Paula Deen, alleging...
The Cost of Being Poor
May 13, 2013 | BY: KATELIN HANSEN -- It's expensive to be poor. "The poorer you are, the more things cost. More in money, time, hassle...
Be Ready to Be Changed
BY: CHRISTIAN PIATT -- We reach out into the world to serve rather than to be served. But on those rare occasions when grace breaks...
A Year of Eating Locally … for the Peace of the City
BY: BEN CRESSY -- Smaller farms or grocers are better able to understand their market, because they simply have less people to...
Praying for a Holistic Food Movement in the Household of God
BY: JEREMY JOHN -- If we’re going to reform our nation’s unsustainable agricultural system, we’re going to need to tackle economic...
The Table is the Microcosm of a Practical Faith
My generation is a practical generation, and I am challenged by my faith to be a practical person. Don’t get me wrong: I love all verbal and theological things: story, theology, politics, and history, pe...