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Bits and Pieces
It’s been a long week with little time to blog, but I wanted to jot down a few things that have been happening and are coming up. I’m spending today at a camp somewhere in Michigan with the University of Chicago’s Asian-American and Multi-ethnic IVCF chapters. They’ve asked me to speak three times on the…
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Whose “normal” America?
Yesterday evening I read a New York Times profile about Pamela Geller, a blogger and pundit who speaks and writes strongly against what she calls the “increasing Islamization in America.” She has also said that President Obama is aiding and abetting the demise of America. It’s an interesting article, though I found most it (and…
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Does Theological Cluelessness = Church Segregation?
I want to make a connection between two different articles I read this afternoon and I’m curious whether you see the same correlations. The first was a synopsis on CNN of a new sociological study explaining why American churches remain so segregated. A subscription is needed to access the entire article but the abstract provides…
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The Multi-ethnic Church Conference
I’ve meant to mention the upcoming Multi-ethnic Church Conference a few times. There’s still plenty of time to register and if you do so before Friday, October 8th the fee is only $99.00 (use code “MOSAIX10” for the discount). I’m not a big conference guy and can’t make it out to San Diego November 2-3…
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Best Burger: In-N-Out or Five Guys?
Yesterday on Twitter and Facebook I mentioned that I’d had my first Five Guys burger. I’d heard from a couple of folks that this burger rivals and even surpasses the famous In-N-Out burger. I spent my high school years in Southern California consuming In-N-Out hamburgers, fries and shakes so I take any claim of burger…
David W. Swanson
Pastor and Author
David W. Swanson 