Social Media Post #2 – A Helpful Resource

Posted by: Simple Living Works! on: February 27, 2014

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Recommended book: The Social Media Gospel: Sharing the Good News in New Ways by Meredith Gould.

I emailed the author. Here’s what we said.

GI: I want to reference and recommend your book.

MG: Great and great!

GI: I have a question about it. Why did you omit Podcasting and Skype?
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What’s NOW with SLW!

• An Alternative Ash Wed. & Lent: Another Kind of Fasting // Our most important family alternative celebration occurs during Lent. We used the following idea one year and, at our children’s request, have repeated it. READ MORE
• Author Cecile Andrews, Champion of Simplicity Circles and Community Conversation. Her latest: Living Room Revolution. READ MORE
• Simpler Living Alternative Daily Calendar – Feb. 27: Do I use the things I own to build walls or bridges between myself and others? What messages do I receive about the need or desirability of “having my own space”? Who gives me those messages? If a fire destroyed my place, who would I ask to give me emergency housing?

What’s Coming

• Alternative Rites of Passage, including Wedding Alternatives – NEW Podcast

What’s Happened

• Perceived Value: Strategies for Overcoming the Tyranny of Appearances — recent SLW! blog
• Simple Living 101: Tools for Activists (shy or bold) + Jerry’s Excellent Adventure – Feb. 1 SLW! Podcast | Sharing the Joy of a Simpler Lifestyle Through Speeches, Workshops, Events, Study/Action Groups, Simplicity Circles and Social Media

What Others Are Doing

• Lenten resources from Mustard Seed Associates/GodSpace: Music | Kids | Adults
• Overflow Project 50-Day Challenge: Simplify+Give+Change=Water
• Interviews, Exhibits, Free Download Day, and Book Groups—Spreading the Conversation about the OneEarth Project and the book, Blinded by Progress: Breaking Out of the Illusion That Holds Us, by Lee Van Ham. | TheCommonGoodPodcast.com, episode 42
• Faith and Money Radio – Making the Connection
• Mark Rasmussen on Aldo Leopold’s Legacy: GMO’s, biofuels and Occupying the World Food Prize, all on TheCommonGoodPodcast.com, episodes 43-44.

Timely Resources

Check out a few of these thought-provoking, timely resources that might meet your personal, family or congregational/group needs. They’re all FREE.

• Treasury of Celebrations*: Create Celebrations That Reflect Your Values and Don’t Cost the Earth Earth – Jan.-April | LENT | EASTER
• Worship Alternatives: Lent/HolyWeek/Easter
• Spirit of Simplicity: Lent/Easter ART  | QUOTES
• Lent sermon series
• 10 Tips for Simpler, More Meaningful Easter | Celebrations | SPANISH: 10 puntas
• Alternatives’ Seasonal/Thematic Index | LENT
• For Lent/Easter SEASONAL HELPS, including links to AV and Text resources, see SLW! Podcast episode 13.

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Episode Index: #1-3: Getting Acquainted | #4-5: Beyond a Consumer Lifestyle | #6-11: Whose Birthday Is It, Anyway? | #12: Living More with Less UPDATED | #13: Let’s Get Ready for a Simpler Lent & Easter | #14: Simple Living 101 + Social Media BONUS | #15: author Cecile Andrews, Champion of Simplicity Circles and Community Conversation

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Peace, Gerald “Jerry” Iversen, Chief SLW! Activist

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*Treasury of Celebrations: published by Northstone, a division of Wood Lake Publications, BC, Canada, best known for its Seasons of the Spirit curriculum.

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