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This Sunday is one of those “firsts” they talk about in the aftermath of a significant death. It’s the first Mother’s Day I’ll experience without a mom. My mom died last September. Though it has been years since I was…
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Should a tabernacle have a zip code?
Within the last few weeks, I’ve heard reports of renewal bubbling up in a couple of churches in the southeastern U.S. (I hesitate to use the term “revival”, because right now, the people who are experiencing this particular nearness of…
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There’s no one at home…
…and there hasn’t been for at least a year and a half. When we moved into our townhouse in June of 2006, one of the things I liked about our location was the fact that there were single-family houses across…
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Right between the shoulder blades
Tagged! In real life, it means someone is gonna slug you right between the shoulder blades as you’re running away from them. In cyberspace, it means that a fellow blogger links to you and asks you to tag 6 of…
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Church R Us
Within a 30-40 minute drive of my home, there are at least 3 non-denominational evangelical megachurches with multiple sites. (If you’re unfamiliar with the concept of multi-site churches, you can learn more here or here.) Detractors use words like “McChurch”…
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Hey writers!
If you’re a writer living within driving distance of Chicago, here’s something just for you: I’m a part of the team coordinating this year’s 14th annual Karitos, the Christian Arts conference to be held July 31-August 2 in Bolingbrook, IL.…