What would Jesus eat?
August 22, 2010
j. Snodgrass, a Transmission alum, is getting press for a course he’s teaching on gastrotheology down in North Carolina.
“Jesus is known to us today because he captured the hearts of first-century Galileans and the best way to the heart of a first-century Galilean was through his stomach,” Snodgrass told the group as they ate.
You can read the entire article here.
Food has always been an important part of Transmission – there’s something truly sacred about a group of people gathered around a table eat a home-cooked meal. I wonder if we could do a Transmission series on food in the bible and in our lives?
Thistle Farms
August 20, 2010
Back in the day, we used to be pretty proactive with our justice work within the sex worker community, but we’ve kind of fallen away from that recently. This video of our sisters down in Nashville reminded me of our roots.
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Transmission moves to Tuesdays
August 16, 2010
Here’s hoping everyone had an amazing weekend, there have been a few wonderful changes of late that we would like to announce. First off we will be moving the meetings to Tuesday for the rest of the year in order to accomodate a very active member of the community, Isaac, starting a new job in Boston this week. Also in the spirit of trying new things we wondered, what if we try changing the day of the week we meet? So mark your calendars & spread the word for the rest of the year Transmission will meet every 1st & 3rd Tuesday of the month 7-9 pm.
Another Genesis Post
August 16, 2010
This one a little bit less gorgeous than the one put out by the Lutherans, but worth it for:
“No way!”
“Yah-way!”
Radical Living in the New York Times
August 7, 2010
Hey, everyone – our sisters and brothers at Radical Living got a nice little write up in the NYT. Check it out!
APARTMENT hunters always have a wish list of things that will help them call a new place home — doormen, laundry rooms, southern exposures.
But for some people, faith guides real estate choices. Instead of bay windows and an in-house gym, their must-have may be a kosher kitchen, a short walk to church, room to roll out a prayer mat or like-minded roommates.
Community mattered to Jason Storbakken, 33, and his wife, Vonetta, 36, who wanted to share their lives with other followers of Christ, and not just for an hour on Sunday morning. So the couple started Radical Living, a Christian collective, in 2007 in a Brooklyn brownstone they bought in 2001 for $180,000, first rehabbing it to the tune of $80,000. To find members, they began “targeted marketing,” Mr. Storbakken said, advertising for roommates on Christian Web sites.
Genesis told in sand
August 5, 2010
Augsburg Fortress is releasing a new Bible Study plan, and they’re accompanied by videos like this one:
I found it surprisingly beautiful and for more interesting than what I’m used to seeing in Sunday School curricula. Way to go, Lutherans.