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The Problem with Community
by Pam Ferguson
"Being in community is hard work. It is messy, it is chaotic, and it is painful. It requires sacrifice and selflessness, it requires constant involvement and commitment, it requires openness to God’s spirit and leading every day in every decision, it requires vulnerability and the willingness to be hurt time and time again and still love, still try, still reach out."
Listening, Learning, Knowing
by Eric Muhr
"There’s so much to know, and my ability to take in, comprehend and remember is limited. And there’s so much we don’t yet know. There’s so much yet to be learned."
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Dirt and the Good Life:
Stories from Fern Creek
by Mark and Lisa McMinn
Life at Fern Creek points toward simplicity, community, compassion, justice, gratitude, generosity, hope, humility, openness, faith, and integrity. The concepts hold such lofty and idyllic connotations when stored as words in the mind. But when connected to Willamette Valley dirt, the words become the underpinning for stories. Each shared life experience is a human-interest story. As Mark and Lisa chronicle life at Fern Creek, their convictions and commitments show through. Their narrative is actually about something more than growing produce for community-supported agriculture subscribers, it’s about making choices that enhance life.
Meet a Writer
Nancy Thomas is a poet and a columnist for the Conversation Cafe. The secret Colors of God is a collection of her poems. She and her husband, Hal, are members of North Valley Friends Church, Newberg, Oregon.
