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The NAE on Immigration Reform
The National Association for Evangelicals recently released a position paper on immigration. Because this group represents many within the hard-to-categorize evangelical subculture, this paper is especially noteworthy. While the paper points out the illegality of undocumented immigration, it takes a mostly sympathetic view of the experience of many undocumented immigrants. The following paragraph impresses for…
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White Men in Leadership: A Response
As soon as I posted “On being a white man in leadership” on Sunday I emailed Christina Martinez (see Christina’s bio below) and asked if she’d be willing to read it over and write a response. Christina is a co-worker in mission at New Community Covenant Church and someone whose insight and instincts I highly…
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On being a white man in leadership.
You may not have noticed, but I’m a white man. OK, you probably knew that, but it’s a reality that’s been on my mind recently. In general, this isn’t something American white men spend time thinking about. Though I’m no expert, I imagine that women and people of color are generally far more aware of…
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We are the church.
It’s been over a week since our first preview service as New Community Covenant Church in Bronzeville and I can’t think of a better photo to capture the essence of that service. (You should know that there were 15 more kids in this room!) Since I wasn’t preaching, I had the ability to see almost…
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Hyde Park Community Players
This weekend Maggie is preforming as “The Fool” in W.B. Yeats’ play, On Baile’s Strand. The play features the Irish folkloric character Cuchulain, though I’m pretty sure my wife will steal the show. The play takes place at the Experimental Station in Hyde Park on Friday and Saturday at 7:30 and Sunday at 2:30. Tickets…
David W. Swanson
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David W. Swanson 