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Pastor Craig Goodwin is the author of “Year of Plenty: One Suburban Family, Four Rules, and 365 Days of Homegrown Adventure in Pursuit of Christian Living."

Goodwin’s book is about the cultural trends of local food, going green, backyard farming, food preservation and simple living from a Christian perspective. He also writes a blog focusing on food, faith and justice in the rich agricultural region of the Inland Northwest. His writing has been featured at The Spokesman Review, The Seattle Times, Conspire Magazine, CNN Belief Blog, Farmers’ Market Today Magazine, Mother Nature Network and the Higher Calling.

He holds a Doctor of Ministry in missional Leadership from from Fuller Theological Seminary and pastors Millwood Presbyterian Church with his wife, Nancy.

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Ranks of religiously unaffiliated rises to 1 in 5 Americans

| Oct 9, 2012

While the Pew poll on the presidential election is getting most of the recent headlines, there is another Pew poll that came out this week on religion in American that is more significant. According to the Pew Research Center, one in five American adults — nearly 20 percent of the US population — now describe themselves as religiously unaffiliated, the highest percentage ever in Pew’s polling.
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Upcoming CBS “Food, Faith & Culture” show leaves out Christians

| Aug 20, 2012

An upcoming CBS interfaith special titled, "Food, Faith & Culture" will explore the deep connection between food and faith in world religions. When I first saw the headline I was excited to see a high-profile exploration of this topic.
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Chick-fil-A and what makes a Christian business Christian

| Aug 1, 2012

But for me, the best gauge of Christian faithfulness for a company that makes their living selling chickens is how they treat their chickens, especially one that builds their entire marketing strategy around showing those poor cows some compassion. (See Cow Appreciation Day for more on that.) Their official statement of purpose is, “To glorify God by being a faithful steward of all that is entrusted to us."
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Why an evangelical Presbyterian pastor is observing Ramadan

| Jul 27, 2012

Our year of exploring Christian food practices hasn't unfolded exactly according to plan. Life circumstances have made it challenging but I'm back in the saddle this month with another immersion experience of faithful food practices.
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Book connects relationship between food and faith

| Dec 8, 2011

The "Spirit of Food: 34 Writers on Feasting and Fasting Toward God"(Cascade Books, 2010)is a wonderful collection of essays by an all-star cast of gifted writers on the connections between food and Christian faith. The book reminds me of one of those summer food festivals that feature samplings...
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