Category: church
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the divine commodity
The Divine Commodity: Discovering A Faith Beyond Consumer Christianity gives language to the sinking feeling many ministry folks have as we realize how enmeshed our churches have become with consumer culture. Skye Jethani, a friend and managing editor of Leadership Journal, provides the right balance of cultural analysis, clear insight, and gentle direction to show…
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bridgeway community church
Some friends of ours, Brian and Marissa, attend Bridgeway Community Church in Carol Stream. A little while ago they asked if I’d be up for preaching on a Sunday, so yesterday we drove out to the burbs for the morning. (I love no traffic on Sunday mornings!) Bridgeway meets at Outreach Community Center where Maggie…
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an advent question
Yesterday was the first Sunday in Advent which, depending on your tradition, may or may not be a big deal. How do you commemorate Advent? Many churches have special liturgy (prayers and Scripture readings) this time of year. New Community will be updating our Advent page each Sunday with prayers and readings. In recent years…
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economic stimulus payments (subverted)
During the sermon on Sunday I interviewed my friend Chuck about an idea he had about how to spend the Economic Stimulus Package checks most of us will be getting in the mail. Yesterday I wrote about his idea for Out of Ur. “I thought that spending my check from the government was supposed to…
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first day off
Typically on Monday mornings at 10:30 I’d be heading to the PCC staff meeting. But instead, since yesterday was my last day on staff, I am sitting in Caribou catching up on some reading and emails. It’s a good morning to be inside sipping some coffee given the cold and wet weather. Yesterday was a…
David W. Swanson 