Category: mission
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Flowers and Trash
One of the things our new church- New Community Covenant Church in Bronzeville– has said repeatedly is that we will exist for the good of our neighbors and neighborhoods. In other words, our times of gathering together for worship are meant to align our minds and heart towards God so that we may be sent…
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Segregated Churches and Immigration
My latest article for Out of Ur went up a few days ago. In it I attempted to show how the critical need for comprehensive immigration reform offers the American church an opportunity to live up to our calling in some significant ways. Given how polarizing these issues can be, I’ve been pleasantly surprised at…
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Responding to the “White Anxiety Crisis”
It’s now widely known that by 2050 white folks will not represent a majority of the overall U.S. population. Changing demographics are nothing new but this impending shift has generated a whole lot of interest and eye-catching headlines. I’ve been thinking about these numbers and wondering how we currently in the majority will respond. Recent…
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The Glenn Beck Effect
“You have to put Glenn Beck’s name in the title.” That was Bob’s advice yesterday on the off-chance that I ever write a book. Bob thinks more people would buy the book- regardless of it’s content- if people think it has something to do with the Fox News commentator. I’m not sure what this says…
David W. Swanson 