Category: church
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“…the question of revolution…”
The priority agenda for Jesus, and for many of us, is not mortality or anxiety, but unrighteousness, injustice. The need is not for consolation or acceptance but for a new order in which men may live together in love. In his time, therefore, as in ours, is the question of revolution, the judgement of God…
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Advent
Doug designed another beautiful banner for our church, this one for Advent which begins next Sunday, November 27. We’ve put together some Advent readings and prayers on our website that are worth checking out. I also made the case for entering intentionally into this season in our latest church newsletter.
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Fearless Hospitality
My friend Brian was kind enough to write an article for our church website about the cultural and historical contexts of biblical hospitality. His article provides some excellent background for our current sermon series, Fearless Hospitality. In addition to being smart about these things, Brian also lives and works in Amman, Jordan; he brings plenty…
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Meals With Friends: Your Home or a Restaraunt?
On Sunday our church begins a series of sermons about hospitality. Related to this topic is something I often wonder about: Why has the setting for meals with friends and family shifted from the home to the restaurant? There must be many reasons for this (and I realize this shift isn’t true for everyone): less…
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Church Planting Lessons: Gospel-Centered Churches?
This is the fifth in a series of posts about what I’ve learned about multi-ethnic church planting as New Community Covenant Church in Bronzeville enters its second year. You may be interested in parts one , two, three and four. I’ve added a photo or painting from Bronzeville in each of these posts. There is…
David W. Swanson 