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 Recently I heard someone quip that if you are what you eat, most Americans are fast, easy, and cheap. But scarier than what we put into our mouths is what we put into our minds .— Marcellino D’Ambrosio Why do ...

For everything there is a season, and a time for every purpose under heaven. — Ecclesiastes 3:1 Here in upstate New York living on the land necessarily means living seasonally. From April through October the work is outward, visible and ...

And we know that in all things God works for the good of those who love him, who have been called according to his purpose. — Romans 8:28 During my 12 years on this farm I’ve spent a lot of ...

Doing Christ-like actions must come from being a Christ-like person. At a time of crisis or decision we are not going to choose to perform a Christ-like action if we have not become people of faith, trust and love. Faithful ...

 Sometimes he dug in his garden; again, he read or wrote. He had but one word for both these kinds of toil; he called them gardening. “The mind is a garden,” said he. –Victor Hugo, Les Miserables This winter, with ...

“Where is the one who has been born king of the Jews? We saw his star in the east and have come to worship him” —Matthew 2:2 The shepherds were told precisely where to go to see the Savior born ...

We cannot do great things, but we can do small things with great love. —Mother Teresa Whoever is faithful in very little is also faithful in much, and whoever is unrighteous in very little is also unrighteous in much. —Luke ...

Happiness is not something to pursue… In pursuing happiness, everything becomes a commodity. — Rebecca Tekautz, When Happy Trumps Holy The gloom of the world is but a shadow; behind it, yet within reach, is joy. Take joy! — Fra ...

The peace of God, which transcends all understanding, will guard your hearts and your minds in Christ Jesus. –Philippians 4:7 Wherever God is, his peace draws near. His presence brings freedom from inner restlessness, dividedness, and hostile impulses; it brings ...

Be joyful in hope, patient in affliction, faithful in prayer. — Romans 12:12 There is not much reason to be optimistic, but there is every reason to hope. — Desmond Tutu Advent is above all a season of hope as ...