bread, wine, and the least of these

24Mar09

bread, wine, and the least of these
by tyler priest
we are more religious
than we think
we celebrate the Eucharist
quite often
if it is true
that the Christ is found
in the least of these
we are more religious than we think
we consume the poor
day to day
buying things they made
for us to enjoy
low prices, better living
brought to us
by the least of these
we [...]

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Tags: consumerism, eucharist, fair trade, Holy Communion, religiosity, social justice, the high cost of low prices, Wal-mart

a Bible in one hand, and this one in the other

14Jan09

Back in August of ‘08, at a cohort gathering with Brian McLaren, Brian presented a somewhat lofty idea that could address globalized corporate evils like forced labor, unfair trade, exploitation of natural resources, and animal abuse. Brian mentioned the idea of a system that, like nutrition labels, could eventually become a government-mandated label placed [...]

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Tags: consumerism, corporate evil, environment, ethics, human rights, social justice

rural studio fieldtrip invite

05Jul08

Hey B’ham area friends,
You’re invited to come along on a guided tour of Rural Studio this Friday, July 11th. We’ll be leaving bright and early at 7:15 a.m. from the Disciples’ Fellowship abbey (2970 Lorna Rd). We’ll return around 5 p.m. Bring $10 for gas money and a picnic lunch.
Auburn University’s Rural [...]

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Tags: alabama, holistic, incarnational, missional, relational, rural studio, social, social justice, SOF