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The Cry for Submission: Letter from the Editor by Emily Fales

Submission is a word that provokes significant discomfort for me. When I first saw that this was one of our lifestyle celebrations, ...

Looking to Sierra Leone

March 1, 2008

2/14/08 Dear Friends and Family, Vivian (the cat) along with the free wireless internet moved out of my building in December marking a new, unplugged phase of life in Omaha. Lately, I have watched PBS instead of network television online, read books instead of blogs, and used cookbooks instead of online recipe sites. At work…

New Monasticism, New Friars and The Third Order

March 1, 2008

February 15 2008  To Our Dear Friends & Family,  Let me first say a big thank you for all of your love and support during Chris and my sabbatical.  We had an amazing 5 months of rest last year beginning with our pilgrimage in May and continuing at the Center for Reconciliation at Duke Divinity…

My Possessions.

March 1, 2008

My Dear Friends, Recently I was looking through my pictures from my Servant Team in 2005. We all look so different, me especially because I decided while I was there to dread my hair (thanks to the wonderful help of Julie and Jesse- my teammates!). If you saw me sometime around then you know what…

The odor of death

March 1, 2008

March 2008 Easter on the Orthodox Church calendar falls at the end of April this year, which has caused a little confusion for me as I think about observing a season of Lent.  My Western calendar says I should have begun early in February, but that would mean two and a half months of observing…

March Prayer Letter

March 1, 2008

Dear Family and Friends,   This is my first prayer letter of 2008, so I want to begin by saying that I hope that your Christmas and New Year were exciting, fun, full of Love and Joy as you celebrated the birth of our Savior.  I spent Christmas and the New Year eating and watching…

February support letter

February 18, 2008

Dear friends,  I want to take this opportunity to say thank you for supporting me and apologize for not being in touch for so long. With some of you, I know this is my first time communicating with you even though you have supported me financially and prayerfully. I really appreciate all for you prayers…

March prayer letter

February 15, 2008

Dear Family and Friends, As I begin to write this I am filled with joy and excitement because of all of the amazing things God has been doing since the last time I wrote. Amy and I are seeing the outcome of all of your prayers and are overwhelmed by Gods divine power! We are…

Beggars Society: February 10, 2008: Amey Victoria Adkins and Leia Harper of the Center for Reconciliation at Duke Divinity

February 10, 2008

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2008 New Friars Forum Overview

February 1, 2008

Hey Everyone, I wanted to send you all an update on the New Friars Forum we hosted here at the WMF Omaha office last week. As some of you may know, a few years ago, Scott Bessenecker (author of The New Friars) started to reflect on the imaging of what were being called then (and…

April Folkertsma – Feb. 1, 2008

February 1, 2008

Dear Family and Friends, A couple weeks ago I was talking with my friends Jason and Kris about the almost 2 years they spent ministering in Australia, this after more than 10 years of youth pastoring in the states. And now, after so many years of ministry, the future seems a bit uncertain for them.…