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That’s What Lent is For

This has been one of those weeks. Not really one of “those” weeks, nothing terrible, just lots and lots of gray mist through which I’ve been trying to navigate a series of challenges. One thing about moving through this kind of fog—the bright spots seem even brighter. One bright spot came at the very beginning…
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Letting Go

My wife and I recently decided to “clean house.” It’s not like we’re hoarders (unless you count books and organ music), but we’ve lived at the same address for 15 years, experienced the invasion of “things” as our parents’ homes were closed, helped our daughter and son-in-law move in and out of multiple college dwellings…
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One Big Idea – Thomas Daniel

From the One Big Idea Session of our 2015 National Gathering here is Thomas Daniel on “Digging Wells”. The Church in North America has become associated for what (and who) we are thought to oppose. How do we seek to shift the narrative to what we are about? We will take some time to explore…
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Going Deeper – Scott Sunquist

From the Going Deeper Session of our 2015 National Gathering here is Scott Sunquist on “Mission: Why We Need to Understand the 20th Century.“  History is very important. Our involvement in mission needs more than zeal and conviction; we need an understanding of recent history and how mission has been accomplished with and in spite…
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