Category: church
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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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Watch for the Light
I was pleased to see my favorite book of Advent readings, Watch for the Light: Readings for Advent and Christmas, on Christianity Today’s recent “Top 5 Books on Advent.” There are plenty of reasons to incorporate this book into your other Advent traditions. First, the book is a collection of writings, organized by days, by…
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Want to help start a church in Bronzeville?
I’m a bit late noting this on the blog, though if you follow me on Twitter you know our Bronzeville church plant has an important and exciting event this Sunday evening. We’ve rented the Bronzeville Community Clubhouse (a very cool space with a great mission; owned and managed by the formidable John Cook) and inviting…
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street preachers: good idea?
I’d be curious to hear from those of you with an opinion on the following. An article I’d written this summer was recently posted at Out of Ur. In the article, “Angry Preachers or Gospel Musicians”, I wrote about encounters I had with two different groups of Christians after leaving the Lollapalooza music festival. The…
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Finding Hope in the Midst of Deadly Vipers (2)
Be sure to read part one of Andy Kim’s reflection on the recent Deadly Vipers saga. In this post Andy wraps up his thoughts. I want to thank him for taking the time to so carefully articulate both his reactions to this whole deal along with his perspective about how this affects the road ahead.…
David W. Swanson 