Category: church
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“…life-transforming, Satan-crushing, God-glorifying…”
Could it be that in the West the presence of the demonic is muted not because demons have ceased to exist or never were, but for the precise reason that no one fights against nothing? Perhaps, as long as lukewarm faith exists, perhaps the demonic need not be troubled nor trouble themselves. While the purpose…
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Proclaiming Freedom
The liberating God sends us to confront every earthly captivity with divine freedom. A Juneteenth sermon from Jeremiah 34:8-22
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Juneteenth
Within this white supremacist culture, Black people’s decision to publicly commemorate Juneteenth with parades, speeches, and special church services was a conscious act of resistance, a choice to develop a “powerfully subversive collective memory.”
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Call the Evildoer to Account for His Wickedness
An alternative to Franklin Graham’s Special Day of Prayer.
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Young Leaders: Here Are 10 Ways to “Lead Up” for Reconciliation and Racial Justice
My most recent article for Missio Alliance has been posted. The concept of leading up within organizations is common. Leading up, when done well, benefits the entire congregation, as the insights and innovations of youth are brought into conversation with the foresight and wisdom of older generations of godly leadership. This dynamic is important when…
David W. Swanson 