vol. 4, num. 10 :: 2005.05.20 — 2005.06.02
Some take the notion of being ?in the world, not of the world? quite literally as they travel the globe to fulfill their lives? purposes.? Others find themselves helping with the transformation of a very familiar culture. On how we connect calling and place.
A walk around the neighborhood leads to the threshold of a timeless place.
On the journey from a place of worry to a place of contentment.
Seeking questions and answers in another culture leads back home.
Sometimes our neighbor really is the person right across the lane.
An unexpected crisis is transformed an unexpected encounter.
A fresh look at an old classic reveals reasons to revel and to critique.
A North American woman finds home on a vast and colorful continent that inspires both incredible joy and difficult questions.
*cino community members respond to questions about their hometowns.
A local celebration provides an opportunity to reflect on love of place.
The starting point for discovering service opportunities around the world with MCC.
Find volunteer opportunities through CRC North America, including with the Christian Reformed World Relief Committee.
Wendell Berry muses on the state and future of the place he loves with intention.
Simple lessons yield revelations about God and relationship.
Even in a country you know by heart
its hard to go the same way twice
the life of the going changes.
The chances change and make a new way.
Any tree or stone or bird
can be the bud of a new direction. The
natural correction is to make intent
of accident. To get back before dark
is the art of going.
Wendell Berry
“Traveling at Home” from Traveling at Home
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