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“God is Watching”
Elizabeth Dias on how some Christians are responding to the debt ceiling wrangling in Washington: Sojourners, a Christian social justice organization, ran a full-page ad in Politico on Thursday morning, warning politicians that “God is Watching” their actions. Sojourners’ supporters have sent nearly 100,000 emails to Congress on budget morality in the past two weeks.…
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Church Planting Lessons: Being Church
This is the fourth 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, and three. I’ve added a photo or painting from Bronzeville in each of these posts. Why start a…
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The Tree of Life: Our Vulnerability
Six people walked out of the theater during The Tree of Life when I saw it a few weeks back. (You may want to view the trailer if you’re unfamiliar with this film.) This is the sort of affect Terrence Malick’s latest film has had on viewers. This isn’t to say I know why those…
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Pastoral Authority
My latest article for the Leadership Journal blog has been posted, “Pastoral Authority: Earned, Taken, or Granted?” Typically I come up with the topics for these articles, but in this case Brandon suggested that a few of us tackle the theme of pastoral authority. I’m glad he did. This isn’t something I’d have thought to…
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The Ekklesia Project
Next week I’m attending The Ekklesia Project’s Gathering in Chicago where the topic is “Neighbors Near and Far.” As descendants of a wandering Aramean, our lives are caught up with those of our neighbors who, in the marvelous, wondrous diversity that is God’s work of creation, come from across the street, across the border, and…
David W. Swanson
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