Category: book
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Pilgrimage of a Soul
One of the encouraging things to me about our church is how many folks are structuring their lives in direct response to their faith in Jesus. There is a genuine desire to journey along the narrow way of discipleship despite hardships and sacrifices. Careers, housing, education and neighborhood involvement are all issues I observe people wrestling with…
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Shirley Sherrod: An Experiment in Truth
Update: I originally posted this quote by Charles Sherrod in March. Now that his wife, Shirley, has been in the news for the way she was so grossly misrepresented, it seems appropriate to post it again. Given Shirley Sherrod’s recent experience I think it’s safe to say that the beautiful “experiment in truth to find…
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Bits & Pieces of Signs of Life
As I mentioned in the recent update about our efforts to plant New Community Covenant in Bronzeville, time has become a luxury commodity this summer. Typically the summer months lend themselves to a slower pace for me, one that allows time for reflection and evaluation. But, as my church planter friends have affirmed, the early…
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Bonhoeffer: Pastor, Martyr, Prophet, Spy
I’m halfway through Eric Metaxas’ Bonhoeffer: Pastor, Martyr, Prophet, Spy, far enough to suggest you add this biography to your summer reading list. A 500-page book about the life of a German theologian many have never heard of may seem an odd choice for beach reading, but Metaxas does a phenomenal job of pushing forward…
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The Strategically Small Church
My friend Brandon O’Brien has written a book, The Strategically Small Church, that comes out later this summer. Brandon has asked a few folks who pastor smaller churches to contribute articles in the lead-up to the book’s release; my article about our Bronzeville church plant went up a few days ago. I had the chance…
David W. Swanson 