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bronzeville church plant
At the beginning of the year I mentioned that church planting was one of the things I was most looking forward to in 2009. Our church, New Community Covenant Church, is itself a 7 year old church plant with a vision to regularly plant new urban churches. Since January there has been a fair bit…
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happy saturday: books
As tends to happen, I find myself reading a handful of books simultaneously. On the nightstand I recently finished a borrowed copy of The Alchemist by Paulo Coelho. Catherine, whose blog I enjoy, loved this book and articulately explained her reasons. I, on the other hand, was underwhelmed and haven’t been able to say why. …
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which is most important: the bible or jesus?
I’m one chapter shy of finishing the latest book by Michael Frost and Alan Hirsch, ReJesus: A Wild Messiah for a Missional Church, for an upcoming Leadership Journal review. These two Aussies are some of the most prolific writers and thinkers these days about all things missional. (See, for example, Hirsch’s recent article in LJ,…
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the good stuff is in the comments
Last week’s Does Ignoring Racism = Ignoring the Gospel post continues to generate some helpful comments. Some of the comments raised the question of entitlement to which Jas Dye responded, Entitlement doesn’t just surround poor blacks, but also poor whites, poor Indians, etc. Hell, I think the worst, really, are uber-rich (mostly white) as we…
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favorite bus stop sign
This sign is attached to a post next to the bus stop near our apartment so I’ve had some time to appreciate it over the past few months. I wonder how a person who doesn’t speak English interprets this sign. Are the rats chasing the man and his dog? Maybe the man is out for…
David W. Swanson
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