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Jesus, pioneer of voluntary poverty

By Staff Reports | September 22, 2014

Picture of the Holy Family

Note: This article is an excerpt reprinted with permission of the publisher from Simple Living in History: Pioneers of the Deep Future, a collection of essays profiling key historical figures whose lives served as examples of living simply. Bible references are to the New International Version (NIV) -- Ed. A clear theme throughout Jesus’ ministry was the conflict between … [Read more...]

Filed Under: Books, Spirit Tagged With: Bible, Christianity, simple living

Breathing life back into the Christmas story

By Erik Curren | December 20, 2013

Nativity Scene

We've all heard the story of the birth of Jesus so many times by now that it's hard for anyone but a Sunday school teacher to pay attention to the details. The baby Jesus. Asleep in a manger in Bethlehem. Sought out by Wise Men following a star and of course, by certain poor shepherds in fields where they lay. Born of Virgin Mary who had to flee in the night with Joseph from … [Read more...]

Filed Under: Spirit Tagged With: Bible, Buy Nothing Christmas, Christianity, Christmas, The War On Christmas

Noah’s Ark no kind of escape plan

By Erik Curren | December 10, 2010

Noah's Ark afloat

Sometimes I feel like Noah in the sunny days before the rains came, when the neighbors still thought he was crazy for building the Ark. It can be hard to get people to open their minds to peak oil and all the changes it could bring to industrial society. So I can understand why some people who care about peak oil have decided to follow Noah’s example. They're making their own … [Read more...]

Filed Under: Transition Tagged With: apocalypse, Bible, Dec 2010, peak oil prep, survivalism

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