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]]> By: Baraka http://www.calacirian.org/?p=858&cpage=1#comment-76786 Baraka Tue, 02 Sep 2008 06:28:49 +0000 http://www.calacirian.org/?p=858#comment-76786 Warm greetings of peace, One of the many reasons Pollan's writing resonates with me is it speaks to the Abrahamic values of community, conscientiousness, and caring for the gifts of our bodies, our families and neighbors, and for the earth. Most of all I love that slowing down, tuning in, and eating better makes for such a delicious revolution! :) Warmly, Baraka Warm greetings of peace,

One of the many reasons Pollan’s writing resonates with me is it speaks to the Abrahamic values of community, conscientiousness, and caring for the gifts of our bodies, our families and neighbors, and for the earth.

Most of all I love that slowing down, tuning in, and eating better makes for such a delicious revolution! :)

Warmly,
Baraka

]]> By: My Thoughts on Lakeland, Suffering and Maybe Some Other Stuff. « Vikingfru’s Place http://www.calacirian.org/?p=858&cpage=1#comment-76674 My Thoughts on Lakeland, Suffering and Maybe Some Other Stuff. « Vikingfru’s Place Mon, 01 Sep 2008 02:37:22 +0000 http://www.calacirian.org/?p=858#comment-76674 [...] Sonja [...] [...] Sonja [...]

]]> By: grace http://www.calacirian.org/?p=858&cpage=1#comment-76247 grace Wed, 27 Aug 2008 13:23:22 +0000 http://www.calacirian.org/?p=858#comment-76247 Yep, follow the money. I believe the celebrity culture has infiltrated the christian culture in the same way that britney spears and paris hilton dominate the pop gossip culture. And I think the church suffers greatly for idolizing and chasing these christian celebrities. Maybe a big dose of reality is exactly what was needed. Yep, follow the money.

I believe the celebrity culture has infiltrated the christian culture in the same way that britney spears and paris hilton dominate the pop gossip culture. And I think the church suffers greatly for idolizing and chasing these christian celebrities. Maybe a big dose of reality is exactly what was needed.

]]> By: vikingfru http://www.calacirian.org/?p=858&cpage=1#comment-76175 vikingfru Wed, 27 Aug 2008 01:28:28 +0000 http://www.calacirian.org/?p=858#comment-76175 WHEW!!!! You opened a whole big can of worms with that for me and I have soooo much I would like to comment on, BUT it would turn into a tirade. So, let me say this....People want the quick fix, Christians looking for the next big thing, or parents not wanting the hassle of dealing w/ chicken pox or what ever. We don't want to have to get down in the mire and get our hands dirty. In regards to the church, the people who have stepped back and realized that we were sold a bucket of %&#$ are now labeled as rebellious. It has been that through history, and not just in regards to the church. Now for a quick story. Before we were parents, Growing Kids God Way parenting style was all the rage. it was rampade in the church, and EVERY GOOD Christian parent adopted this style of parenting. When we had our first baby we read the book called Baby Wise by the Ezzos, the couple who came up with this very "godly" way to parent your kids. The long and short of it is this, it went against every instinct I had as a mother. I was a wreck, afraid to hold my baby in fear I would spoil her. I now grieve to think that I allowed someone to tell me I was a failure as a mom if I didn't do what the book said. So all that to say, yes, I agree with you, we have to listen to the inner voice that God Himself put inside us and use common sense and disernment. Umm I guess that was a bit of a tirade;-) WHEW!!!! You opened a whole big can of worms with that for me and I have soooo much I would like to comment on, BUT it would turn into a tirade. So, let me say this….People want the quick fix, Christians looking for the next big thing, or parents not wanting the hassle of dealing w/ chicken pox or what ever. We don’t want to have to get down in the mire and get our hands dirty. In regards to the church, the people who have stepped back and realized that we were sold a bucket of %&#$ are now labeled as rebellious. It has been that through history, and not just in regards to the church. Now for a quick story. Before we were parents, Growing Kids God Way parenting style was all the rage. it was rampade in the church, and EVERY GOOD Christian parent adopted this style of parenting. When we had our first baby we read the book called Baby Wise by the Ezzos, the couple who came up with this very “godly” way to parent your kids. The long and short of it is this, it went against every instinct I had as a mother. I was a wreck, afraid to hold my baby in fear I would spoil her. I now grieve to think that I allowed someone to tell me I was a failure as a mom if I didn’t do what the book said. So all that to say, yes, I agree with you, we have to listen to the inner voice that God Himself put inside us and use common sense and disernment.
Umm I guess that was a bit of a tirade;-)

]]> By: LightMother http://www.calacirian.org/?p=858&cpage=1#comment-75980 LightMother Tue, 26 Aug 2008 12:33:34 +0000 http://www.calacirian.org/?p=858#comment-75980 In the past we didn't just get advice from elders but also from diverse peer groups as in groups of mothers and kids for coffee klatches - we shared our minor/major problems of the day and also overheard other conversations and solutions - this helped newcomers discover local customs as well. Now all the networking is one dimensional - focused on one major problem - again being told rather than discovering what is best. Looking back the advantage was the diversity of the people - that's what provided the widest range of options. In the past we didn’t just get advice from elders but also from diverse peer groups as in groups of mothers and kids for coffee klatches – we shared our minor/major problems of the day and also overheard other conversations and solutions – this helped newcomers discover local customs as well. Now all the networking is one dimensional – focused on one major problem – again being told rather than discovering what is best.
Looking back the advantage was the diversity of the people – that’s what provided the widest range of options.

]]> By: Maria http://www.calacirian.org/?p=858&cpage=1#comment-75908 Maria Tue, 26 Aug 2008 00:24:00 +0000 http://www.calacirian.org/?p=858#comment-75908 Sonja, I have an abiding, gut level (i.e., not quite rationally worked out) belief that what has been done to our food supply is very much a spiritual matter (or a symptom of all the other things that have been done by capitalism to our spiritual lives). Thanks for another take on the issue. I agree that the "experts" and our dependence on them lead us far astray most of the time. There are so few voices around us that teach us how to listen to our hearts and the God-given wisdom to be found there (otherwise known as the BS detector). BTW, as a boomer, I believe it was my generation that coined the phrase, "don't trust anyone over 30." Of course, by now inflation (aging!?!) being what it is, we should translate that to don't trust anyone over 70. Sonja,
I have an abiding, gut level (i.e., not quite rationally worked out) belief that what has been done to our food supply is very much a spiritual matter (or a symptom of all the other things that have been done by capitalism to our spiritual lives). Thanks for another take on the issue. I agree that the “experts” and our dependence on them lead us far astray most of the time. There are so few voices around us that teach us how to listen to our hearts and the God-given wisdom to be found there (otherwise known as the BS detector).

BTW, as a boomer, I believe it was my generation that coined the phrase, “don’t trust anyone over 30.” Of course, by now inflation (aging!?!) being what it is, we should translate that to don’t trust anyone over 70.

]]> By: Peggy http://www.calacirian.org/?p=858&cpage=1#comment-75906 Peggy Mon, 25 Aug 2008 23:40:18 +0000 http://www.calacirian.org/?p=858#comment-75906 The Abbess agrees that soy is the modern evil in food (and is thrilled when others "out" it as well), which joins refined sugar as the previous modern evil....and don't get me started on Teflon cookware and microwave ovens, either! 8) She also agrees that too many have sold out to the professionals instead of cultivating common sense! I left the vaccination camp about 8 years ago, so don't get me started on that subject. 8) That was about two years after I left the pharmaceuticals camp...and the surgery camp (just because "they" don't think something is "necessary" doesn't mean I'm interested in them taking it out!). But I do think there is a difference between outright lying and believing what an "expert" has told you...and feel that there is quite a lot of current consequence that goes with the latter when many want to put it in with the former. Where have all the Berean's gone? The Abbess agrees that soy is the modern evil in food (and is thrilled when others “out” it as well), which joins refined sugar as the previous modern evil….and don’t get me started on Teflon cookware and microwave ovens, either! 8)

She also agrees that too many have sold out to the professionals instead of cultivating common sense! I left the vaccination camp about 8 years ago, so don’t get me started on that subject. 8) That was about two years after I left the pharmaceuticals camp…and the surgery camp (just because “they” don’t think something is “necessary” doesn’t mean I’m interested in them taking it out!).

But I do think there is a difference between outright lying and believing what an “expert” has told you…and feel that there is quite a lot of current consequence that goes with the latter when many want to put it in with the former.

Where have all the Berean’s gone?

]]> By: Sonja http://www.calacirian.org/?p=858&cpage=1#comment-75905 Sonja Mon, 25 Aug 2008 23:15:32 +0000 http://www.calacirian.org/?p=858#comment-75905 @Brad ... GenX sais quoi? I like that. I have a theory about generations ... I think the membranes (the years on the edges) are porous. For instance, my younger brother (born in 63) is more boomer-like than I. But I have a cousin who is older than I (born in 58) who is fairly Gen-X like. In any case, thanks for the props ... I'm just tired of being surrounded by lies everywhere I turn. And plastic crap. @Raffi ... I'll definitely check that out. Thanks for stopping by. @Brad … GenX sais quoi? I like that. I have a theory about generations … I think the membranes (the years on the edges) are porous. For instance, my younger brother (born in 63) is more boomer-like than I. But I have a cousin who is older than I (born in 58) who is fairly Gen-X like.

In any case, thanks for the props … I’m just tired of being surrounded by lies everywhere I turn. And plastic crap.

@Raffi … I’ll definitely check that out. Thanks for stopping by.

]]> By: raffi shahinian http://www.calacirian.org/?p=858&cpage=1#comment-75849 raffi shahinian Mon, 25 Aug 2008 14:54:15 +0000 http://www.calacirian.org/?p=858#comment-75849 I read your piece with a great deal of interest. I guess someone's (Christian or otherwise) level of gullibility depends on the strnegth of their worldview. I've done <a href="http://www.parablesofaprodigalworld.com/2008/08/final-word-on-todd-bentley-miracles.html" rel="nofollow">a piece about Bentley, miracles and healings in general</a> today, with that slant. Thought you might be interested. Grace and Peace, Raffi <a href="http://www.parablesofaprodigalworld.com" rel="nofollow">Parables of a Prodigal World</a> I read your piece with a great deal of interest. I guess someone’s (Christian or otherwise) level of gullibility depends on the strnegth of their worldview. I’ve done a piece about Bentley, miracles and healings in general today, with that slant. Thought you might be interested.

Grace and Peace,
Raffi
Parables of a Prodigal World

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