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the 8 marks of a robust gospel
The Christian Vision Project has been asking different Christian scholars, artists, and pastors this question: Is our Gospel too small? Scott McKnight recently answered with an article in Christianity Today, The 8 Marks of a Robust Gospel. Scott’s been helpful to me in thinking through how our articulation of the Gospel affects our life together…
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head cold + airplane = not good
My last couple of days in San Diego were hampered by a nasty head cold that came out of nowhere. On Saturday morning before our flight, Maggie and I drove up to the Quail Botanical Gardens in Encinitas. It’s a stunning place (lots of bamboo)… and I lasted about 30 minutes before crawling into the…
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links: lent, claiborne, 30 days, homer simpson
Phyllis Tickle, author of The Divine Hours, is blogging through Lent at Beliefnet. The posts are on the longer side, but her way with words is so lovely and her insight so poignant that its definitely worth taking some time to read along during these Lenten weeks. Wednesday’s post is about cats, sort of. I…
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update from the national pastors convention
May I say this without alienating friends back in chicagoland? The weather in San Diego has been wonderful! Sunny and pleasant with that lovely smell of living things: flowers, trees, and grass. Our time at the National Pastors Convention has been great. We’ve received tons of information… probably more than our brains can absorb. Last…
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regular volunteers needed at jubilee village
Parkview has recently partnered with Outreach Community Ministries for a few different ministry initiatives. Over the past few weeks I’ve been in touch with Kim who works with Outreach at Jubilee Village. Read on for more about the amazing ministry that is happening at J.V. as well as a very strategic volunteer opportunity. Kim has…
David W. Swanson
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David W. Swanson 