Category: mission
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White Men in Leadership: A Response
As soon as I posted “On being a white man in leadership” on Sunday I emailed Christina Martinez (see Christina’s bio below) and asked if she’d be willing to read it over and write a response. Christina is a co-worker in mission at New Community Covenant Church and someone whose insight and instincts I highly…
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race & healthcare reform: distraction or reality?
A couple weeks back I wondered how much of the current outspoken opposition to health-care reform is related to race and racism. At least one commenter thought I was off base, that focusing on race misses the actual concerns of those opposed to President Obama’s proposed reforms. Not one debate I heard from anyone opposing…
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searching for tomatoes in a food desert
My friend Esther Kang is the editor of Chicago Magazine online and recently sent me this fascinating article from the magazine about food deserts in Chicago. If you’re unfamiliar with the term, the article’s author says this about food deserts, A cluster of blocks without a corner grocery doesn’t by itself warrant the label; an…
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“i choose the city” by francis dubose
Tall Skinny Kiwi calls Francis DuBose, who passed away in June, an urban missioligist and notes that the seminary professor is responsible for the current use of the word “missional” by many within the church. I’m unfamiliar with DuBose’s many books, but this poem from Mystic on Main Street has me intrigued. I CHOOSE THE…
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protesting the illinois budget cuts in logan square
Those of us in Illinois- probably like many of you in other states- have been hearing a lot about state budget woes these days. Without going into the details, the amount of the state’s shortfall is causing the legislature to propose massive spending cuts to many government agencies and social service agencies that receive subsidies.…
David W. Swanson 