Explorations in Just Living
About this blog
Welcome to the blog of the Enough for Everyone program of the Presbyterian Church (U.S.A.). By "just living" we mean both justice-based living and just simply living – freeing ourselves from the clutter of stuff so we can focus on living faithfully and living well. Join us in the exploration!
About the Author
Bryce Wiebe coordinates Enough for Everyone, a ministry of the Presbyterian Hunger Program. He loves slow food and is fascinated by the way things are made. He is excited to dive into experiments in simplicity with you. His sacred cow of consumption: kitchen gadgets.
Recent posts
- Songs of Justice: Magnificant
- Thanksgiving invitation and Children's sermon
- Children's Sermon for Food Week of Action
- A Cycling Meditation
- Bryce Bikes: update!!
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Songs of Justice: Magnificant
The Magnificat is a canticle, which is a fancy way of saying that it is the text of a song or hymn that is in the Biblical text. In the case of the Magnificat, Mary’s prayer in Luke’s Gospel after hearing that she is to bear the Messiah, it was likely sung by the teacher in the earliest Christian churches, or perhaps sung by all those gathered. It is the second image I prefer, if I’m being honest.
I have long heard that it is songs that carry the theology of the church, and that a pastor can’t out …
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November 10, 2014
Thanksgiving invitation and Children's sermon
How do we say thanks?
During these upcoming holidays, Thanksgiving and Christmas, many of us will draw our attention to what we have. We will be encouraged to set tables full of wonderful and abundant foods and we will fill shopping baskets to overflowing. We will gather these things together and in heaps and piles along with our loved ones and count them each as a blessing. This season is, certainly, about being grateful for what we have. The practice at many Thanksgiving tables is to have each person dining there offer one thing for which they are thankful. …
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