What remains after the whirlwind of revival?
Twenty years ago, a friend invited me to attend a worship event at a church that had been experiencing revival. The church was…
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At the end of the spiritual tether
A couple of high-profile people in the Evangelical ecosphere have recently released statements explaining that their faith is changing and they no longer…
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The Church should ________
The Church should ________ – Assist the poor. It’s should be our job, not that of the government. – Take care of victims…
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Sitting Shiva with Jesus
I’ve always liked the Jewish practice of sitting shiva (shih-vuh) for a week after a funeral instead of cramming all of the goodbyes…
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Looking for your input: how do we talk about family in the church?
Typically, I don’t share bits of my writing work-in-progress because…well, it’s in progress, which means it’s not quite ready for prime time. But…
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What’s Growing In The Soil Of This Town?
The first building in this 13-second video, The Cotillion banquet hall, used to be Willow Creek movie theater in Palatine, IL. It was…
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