“As long as you don’t mind living off the land,” she concluded. My host’s caveat assured me I’d found the ideal location for a three-day retreat from the busy life …
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A new self-storage business recently opened in my end of town. It’s huge – nine buildings with 768 storage units of varying sizes. Looking at it, I wondered: How many …
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The dollars and sense of planting a church in downtown Vancouver
by ContributorI remember waking up in the morning to the music of The Price is Right, with all its game-show hype and excitement. It was easy to be drawn into the …
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An inconvenienced truth (or “Why I don’t own a lawnmower”)
by Brad SumnerI can’t mow my lawn right now. Not because I’m physically unable to do so and not because I don’t need to. I can’t mow my lawn right now because …
Some people cut out dairy. Others abstain from sugar to make them feel better. Tom and Malora Mulhern are cutting out the mall.
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Five years without TV: Why I joined a post-legalist cult
by ContributorIn The Year of Living Biblically, journalist A. J. Jacobs set out to live according to all the commandments of the old and new testaments in their most literal form …
Jimmy stumbles out of bed just before seven, and groggy, and reaches for the first cup of conveniently perked coffee thanks to his programmable coffeemaker. Then it’s straight to the …
In our materialistic culture where ethics has become an individual’s private affair, it’s high time decisions regarding our material possessions become more prominent in our Christian communities. One issue ignored …