I received an email from a friend the other day and heard about her recent move into a new neighbrohood in Toronto. She's been trying to find her place in the mission- and hometown- world and sounds like she's happy and enjoying her place right now. I checked out the website she referenced and thought others might be interested in the movement/hapenings of this organization called "MoveIn"... here's a link to their vision statement of sorts:
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Added by rachel on November 15, 2009 at 9:35am —
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I received an email from a friend the other day and heard about her recent move into a new neighbrohood in Toronto. She's been trying to find her place in the mission- and hometown- world and sounds like she's happy and enjoying her place right now. I checked out the website she referenced and thought others might be interested in the movement/hapenings of this organization called "MoveIn"... here's a link to their vision statement of sorts:
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Added by rachel on November 15, 2009 at 9:35am —
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Here is a response from a Captain in the US Army to my article about
Peace, Victory, and the Gospel. His response was printed in the
September issue of the Banner.
Following this I will also post my response to his response, which the Banner has decided not to print.
A Note from Afghanistan
by Mark Ham…
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Added by Bryan on November 4, 2009 at 10:30am —
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Shannon and I are asking for your prayers, we are at camp right now. The offical date of the camp is June 13-20. I, Alison will be staying at the camp ground with Noah and Shannon will be staying at the church with all the volunteers. Please pray that the week goes well and that we have great weather. Please also pray that we get enough sleep to function.
We will give you all an update when we get back.
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Added by Alison Eno on June 11, 2009 at 10:10pm —
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Reflection for Independence Day
The Banner, June 2009
by
Rev. Bryan Berghoef
Last July 4 weekend I came across the following church announcement:
“Our Verse of the Day is Psalm 33:12: Blessed is the
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Added by Bryan on June 10, 2009 at 5:30pm —
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Exploring the Dialectic of Faith and Reason
Traverse City Record-Eagle
By BRYAN BERGHOEF
Local columnist
When I got up this morning, the sun was shining. I was a bit surprised, because the forecast called for clouds and rain, but not entirely. In other words, it was not out of the realm of normal experience. After all, even if there are clouds, the sun is still "shining." The difference is that my view of it is b…
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Added by Bryan on May 30, 2009 at 6:30pm —
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Here are the schedules for nursery and setup.
Please arrive at 9:40am for nursery and 9:00am for setup. For snacks, please bring at least enough to serve 3 dozen people. THANK YOU everyone for being willing to serve!
If you need to trade with someone, please contact someone on the schedule and work it out together.
SETUP SCHEDULE
Sept 6 - Bryan & Christy Berghoef; Claude Landerville
Sept 13 - Bryan & Christy Berghoef; Doug & Ruth Tornga
Sept 20 - Paul & Karla De…
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Added by Bryan on January 17, 2009 at 7:00pm —
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Found this on a blog from a church in East Lansing:
Blacksoil.
I know we have some coffee lovers at Watershed - so check this article out:
In Defense of my $3 Latte
December 20th, 2006
A guy that I used to work with once gave me this article about the coffeeshop phenomenon and how foolish my generation is for spending $3 a day on lattes and mocha…
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Added by Bryan on August 10, 2008 at 3:57pm —
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This is an excerpt from Heather Flores' book
Food Not Lawns: How to Turn your Yard into a Garden and your Neighborhood into a Community:
A Few Blades of Grass
French aristocrats popularized the idea of the green, grassy lawn in the eighteenth century when they planted the agricultural fields around their estates with grass to send the message that they had more land than they needed and coul…
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Added by Christy Berghoef on July 11, 2008 at 2:30pm —
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| Farming overheads have steadily increased in the country [GALLO/GETTY] |
Iraq has started to import vegetables f…
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Added by Bryan on June 21, 2008 at 9:21am —
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Our main family blog is http://benjaminandholly.blogspot.com
You can see my fine art blog at http://fineartbyhmk.blogspot.com
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Added by Holly on June 10, 2008 at 4:00pm —
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I've taken the first step towards finding a new job - I've decided that I need one! A major step, however, it's only the tip of a very large iceberg. It used to be easier... the only standards I had were "no fast food" and "not meijer." Now I feel like I have to exceed my previous work with something even better. This means resumes and cover letters, and a lot less options. The fact that I finished a resume is an accomplishment, but will it even get me anywhere? I don't know.
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Added by Esther on May 30, 2008 at 1:59pm —
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Thank you to all who prayed for Jonathan. He passed the obstruction and is back at school. He is starting to get back to his old self. We all hope that he does not try to get another rubber frog!!
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Added by Alison Eno on April 15, 2008 at 9:14pm —
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April 12th
Benefit Concert! at Shorts Brewing Company in Bellaire. 7 pm to midnight. This is a partnership with Earthwork Music to benefit ISLAND. Musicians include Seth Bernard, May Erlewine, Micah Middaugh (of Breathe Owl Breathe), Darlene, Brandon Foote, Laura Bates, Susan Fawcett, Chris Dorman, Marty Heller, Pat Ivory and more!
Get on the bus from Traverse City. Call Higher Grounds at (231) 922-9009 to reserve your spot.
$10 cover benefits ISLAND!
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Added by Chelsea Bay Wills on April 2, 2008 at 11:58am —
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all info you will need is here:
http://www.littleartshram.org/blog/events/grand-traverse-earth-day-parade/
For more information, contact: 231-510-3491 penny@littleartshram.org littleartshram.org
EARTH DAY PARADE
Saturday, April 26th, 2008, 1:00 PM
Line-up begins at 12 noon at Central Grade School (7th and Pine).
Watch the parade downtown on Union, Park, Front and State Streets
After the parade, (around 2 pm) join us at Hannah Park for
“THE STOMPIN’, CHOMPIN’ WWF (World Wrestling Feet-eratio…
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Added by Chelsea Bay Wills on March 27, 2008 at 10:23am —
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