<![CDATA[ So at Irvington Covenant Church, we’ve just finished wrapping up one series, and we’re heading into another. For those who have been missing-in-action for awhile (and you know who you are), here’s the skinny. In May, we launched a series on prayer called Pray With Simplicity, where we examined the topic of prayer through…

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<![CDATA[I know that a few of you will be in church services this evening, because many churches hold New Year’s Eve services. And because it’ll be an obviously late evening, many of you will probably do something you normally do when you come to church — bring coffee. With that in mind, I offer a…

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<![CDATA[… by shadowy organization of neo-reconciliatory Christians. That’s just the term that I’ve given to the four guys pictured on the poster that was seen mysteriously taped to the sign of my church (and to the wall of one of our buildings). On the one hand, I agree with the overall sentiment of the poster.…

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<![CDATA[Skye Jethani is my new favorite columnist/blogger. If you’re wondering about the significance of my making this statement, then check out the last time I said that about someone (in that case, Eugene Robinson). This time, it was the way he nailed my frustration with the Purpose personality-driven church model. His latest piece on the…

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<![CDATA[Meet my new favorite columnist. That’s the title I confer on anyone who manages to articulate my thoughts so clearly without me knowing them personally. I’m talking about his latest piece in today’s Washington Post, entitled Where Wright Went Wrong. By now, if you’ve been following the national news, Dr. Jeremiah Wright has spoken publicly…

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