Category: stories
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easter from different angles: 1
Three thoughts came together to form the next series of posts: With the exception of the Orthodox Church which celebrates Easter on April 27 this year, yesterday was the climax of the church calendar for Christians around the world. Many local churches within my realm of experience (non-liturgical and Protestant with Evangelical tendencies) celebrate Easter…
David Swanson
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glimpses of the kingdom
If you are a PCC person and attended the business/vision meeting on 1/27 then you heard about a unique focus for the church in 2008. We’re calling it Glimpses of the Kingdom. The basic idea is to capture stories of how PCC people are living out their faith in very ordinary ways. We’ll be telling…
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interview with an ordinary guy (pt 3)
This is the final post covering my interview with Ken Bylsma. You can read part one here and part two here. People spend their retirements a lot of different ways. Why have you chosen to invest so much of your energy in short term missions? There has been a “small” interest in missions since my…
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interview with an ordinary guy (pt 2)
You can read part one of this interview with Ken Bylsma here. What is Costa Rica like? It is Spanish speaking. 83% of the people are Catholic and going to church is a big thing… you will find the churches full on Sundays. The evangelical church is growing and many young people are coming to…
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interview with an ordinary guy (pt 1)
Occasionally I like to interview a Parkview person on the blog to get some insight into how they are pursuing God’s mission with their lives. This summer I interviewed the Zander family about their recent Liberian adoptions. Amazing story! Today begins a three-part interview with Ken Bylsma. Ken has been a part of the Parkview…
David W. Swanson 