David Swanson is pastor of New Community Covenant Church in the Bronzeville neighborhood of Chicago. Reclaiming an old metaphor to face today’s challenges Your church has problems. So does mine. It takes little observation to know this is true; a […]
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There’s No App for That
James Amadon is pastor of Highland Covenant Church in Bellevue, Washington. Uncovering the fallacy of efficient ministry Last year, having been hooked by the marketing geniuses, I found myself infatuated with one of the new touch-screen tablet computers that was […]
Moving Beyond a Sentimental Peace
Steve Norman is the lead pastor of the Troy, Michigan, campus of Kensington Church an independent congregation. He blogs at stevenorman.org. What does it mean to take the angels’ Christmas proclamation seriously? I’m not a huge fan of Christmas cards. […]
Facing the Christmas Confusion
Bob Anderson is senior pastor of Redeemer Covenant Church in Orangevale, California. What happens when God’s miracle breaks through our expectations? The great American preacher Howard Thurman once said, “Christmas is a mood, a quality, a symbol. It is never […]
The Divine Work of Wasting Time
Steve Wong is pastor of Grace Community Covenant Church in Los Altos, California. Reflections on reorganizing the way we live together I think my daughter’s hamster just died. Actually, it may have died a couple of days ago, but no […]
The Vista Sisters’ Fruitful Mission
In retirement, two sisters were looking for a way to connect to their community. They discovered a way to make a difference in the world. Bleak. That was the word that sprang to mind for twenty-six-year-old Virginnia Swenson when she […]