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Maggie and I don’t have children, but I still found this interview with Pamela Paul in Salon really interesting. The playpen is something that all of our parents used. You plopped the kid in it, and then you ran to take the laundry out of the washing machine, and throw it in the dryer, or…
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jesus for president
The book I’ve spent the most time with over the past month is Jesus for President, by Shane Claiborne and Chris Haw. My friend Skye sent me the advanced copy for me to review for Leadership. I then heard Shane speak at NPC and got to interview both Shane and Chris on the phone a…
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race, church and politics in america
We who live in this corner of the western Chicagoland suburbs tend to be fairly affluent and fairly white. There are plenty of exceptions (as my wife, who works with the working poor, could point out), but by in large we exist within a privileged white culture. One of the implications of this reality is…
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tonight: music videos at the union in naperville
The Union in downtown Naperville bills itself as a venue for spiritually significant expressions of music, film, and art. My first experience at this very cool (old) converted church building was back in November to see JJ Alberhasky and Griffin House. They’ve also hosted folks like Sleeping at Last, Derek Webb, and Sandra McCracken. Tonight…
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2 quotes from “the myth of a christian nation”
Every couple of years most of PCC’s ministry staff and spouses head west for the National Pastors Convention in San Diego. After the winter we’ve had in Chicagoland, San Diego in February sounds really nice. This year I’ll be posting a few reports from the convention over at Out of Ur. I’m also hoping to…
David W. Swanson 