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Vacation Reading
One of the pre-vacation rituals in our home involves careful selection of the books which will accompany us. Here is my stack for our upcoming time away. From the top: Concerning the Inner Life by Evelyn Underhill (dipping into this one again); The Knowledge of the Holy by A.W. Tozer (nearing the end); The Gift…
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“The tattooed preacher’s wife”
Our friend Tomi works for Time Out Chicago and after a recent church service she asked Maggie if she could write a short feature about her. More specifically, she wanted to write about the story behind Maggie’s tattoo. This is one of the photos that accompanied the article. Tomi wrote a good article about my…
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Church Planting Lessons: Gospel-Centered Churches?
This is the fifth in a series of posts about what I’ve learned about multi-ethnic church planting as New Community Covenant Church in Bronzeville enters its second year. You may be interested in parts one , two, three and four. I’ve added a photo or painting from Bronzeville in each of these posts. There is…
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Chicago Writers On Chicago
Our friend Esther is editing an intriguing new blog, Off The Grid, hosted by Chicago Magazine. Each month will feature a different Chicago writer. The blog’s first author is Alex Kotlowitz (There Are No Children Here, The Interrupters) and his first article is, not surprisingly, about the violence in our city.
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The View From Here
Our friend Renee caught this moment yesterday: Eliot and Bryce walking into church together.
David W. Swanson
Pastor and Author
David W. Swanson 