Last night, we spent some time refreshing our list of short-term and long-term community goals. We want to post them here so that we can reference them throughout the year and check back in come 2016. Please feel free to leave new ideas in the comments and I will edit as necessary throughout the year.  Short Term Goals Take a community vacation Ideas?...

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I found this picture on Google Images, but the link was crummy. Sorry for stealing! Long I have laughed at the dorks with the ski poles walking briskly across dry land like they are out to accomplish something important. Well, the joke is on me and I have joined those dorky ranks wholeheartedly. After a couple of minor knee injuries the last couple...

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In the Summer of 2012 Amber and I moved to Springfield, and right away we met with some friends at a breakfast cafe to talk about putting together an intentional community. We had a vision of what it could be like. As I reflect on that fateful breakfast several years later, I am happy to report that vision is a reality. In fact,...

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We're in phase one: Compiling a list of books from which to choose. Voting will begin once everybody has had a chance to add their book ideas to the list. Here's the list so far. Mere Christianity, C.S. Lewis (1944, 2009) Expanding a series of radio talks into book form, Mere Christianity never flinches as it sets out a rational basis for Christianity...

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