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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A word to those in the inner circle of a church
If you see something, say something. But if you say something, know it will cost you. In the wake of the exposure within…
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Gun-shy Committing to Church?
My friend Joy and her family relocated to a new state a few months ago. I checked in with her recently, and asked…
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Meet the Pelican Project
Years ago, I attended a women’s Bible study where the leader would read a few verses, ask us how we felt about what…
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Pastor, does your church really need its own church building?
Not long ago, I listened as a pastor laid out his big dreams for a building of its own for his congregation. The…
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