Month: February 2008
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links: lent, claiborne, 30 days, homer simpson
Phyllis Tickle, author of The Divine Hours, is blogging through Lent at Beliefnet. The posts are on the longer side, but her way with words is so lovely and her insight so poignant that its definitely worth taking some time to read along during these Lenten weeks. Wednesday’s post is about cats, sort of. I…
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update from the national pastors convention
May I say this without alienating friends back in chicagoland? The weather in San Diego has been wonderful! Sunny and pleasant with that lovely smell of living things: flowers, trees, and grass. Our time at the National Pastors Convention has been great. We’ve received tons of information… probably more than our brains can absorb. Last…
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regular volunteers needed at jubilee village
Parkview has recently partnered with Outreach Community Ministries for a few different ministry initiatives. Over the past few weeks I’ve been in touch with Kim who works with Outreach at Jubilee Village. Read on for more about the amazing ministry that is happening at J.V. as well as a very strategic volunteer opportunity. Kim has…
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just arrived…
…at our hotel in San Diego for the National Pastors Convention. Upon encountering the view from the hotel window I couldn’t help but feel a slight twinge of guilt given the weather system that is heading towards Chicago at the moment. That system may make it tricky for the PCC staff and family (including Maggie)…
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jim wallis at wheaton college
On Tuesday evening I drove over to the Wheaton College campus to hear Jim Wallis of Sojourners speak on some themes from his new book, The Great Awakening. Given that Wallis has at times been a lightening rod for some Christians, and that he was once banned from speaking at Wheaton (for opposing the Vietnam…
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