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It’s Never Only Bad News
I’m en route to the Mosaix Multi-Ethnic Church Conference in Long Beach. I’m expecting to learn some good stuff and hoping to catch up with some friends. I’m also anticipating to hear some bad news: about how segregated our churches remain; about how incredibly hard church planting is; about the many opportunities to offend and hurt…
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Readers on Reading: Tonya Westervelt
Tonya Westervelt and her husband Tom are long-time friends and some of the funnest people we know. Tonya is always reading something interesting and she occasionally blogs about these books on her blog. What books are you currently reading? Wild Things by Stephen James and David Thomas and Instructing a Child’s Heart by Tedd and…
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Readers on Reading: Brandon O’Brien
Years ago I asked a friend – a knowledgeable, interesting friend – what he was reading. “I don’t read,” was his answer and a confused stutter was my reply. I’ve asked lots of people this question since then and am no longer surprised by my friend’s response. It seems there are many people or whom…
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My Wife, The Blogger
Ok, she’ll definitely reject any notion of being a blogger, but Maggie has written a few posts for The Chopping Block’s blog, the recreational cooking school where she works a night or two each week. We eat ridiculously well in our home and our son has barely a picky bone in his body- both of…
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Trouble Will Find Me
What new music are you most anticipating this summer? The album at the top of my list released yesterday; I’ve got a couple of hours in the car today and will be enjoying Trouble Will Find Me by The National more than once.
David W. Swanson 