Learning to Think...

A couple of years ago our community shifted our thinking about children. We moved from exclusion to inclusion.A little background. We are a Presbyterian church which means that we hold to a covenantal view of the Bible. Which leads us to the conclusion that children are members of the community...

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Reasons I Left The Church - Please Stop

Recently there has been a number of articles that have surfaced outlining why people leave the "church". It was interesting when Barna published its survey results. But now it's become a silly and over done trend.Are local congregations broken? Yes.Why?Because they are filled with broken people.Why?Because...

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Grace and a Wedding

Our community, Grace Chapel, studied Revelation 19 a couple of weeks ago. We focused on the metaphor of the wedding feast. This past weekend my brother David was married to the love of his life, Amanda. I couldn't help but think about the beauty of the day and how it erased a lifetime of disappointment.It...

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Be Kind - A Call to Compassionate Debate

We are entering a time of political engagement.  The candidates in both parties are all but secured.  This means that those on both sides are starting to ramp up their rhetoric with the hopes of winning the White House and the power that comes with it.What I always find interesting in this time of life is watching how Christians engage in the conversation.  There tends to be some different...

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