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Fun and Presents or Joy and Presence

December is a season of gathering, as our various neighborhoods celebrate the season (or the incarnation!). One day the company, another the office, this day friends, and that day family: joy (and tension) fill life together. Too often I let … Continue reading

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How Do You Hear the Heart of Your Community?

Getting a handle on what’s going on in a community requires knowledge of heart tendencies, variability among persons, and how elements change together. Continual conversation, intentionality about relational webs and listening to the Spirit and one another about influences are … Continue reading

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Real Life Via Virtual?

Most work days, I sit in my cubicle, crunching numbers of some sort.  I do venture out, but only for short stints.  Today was like most days: not much person to person interaction.  This does not mean community did not … Continue reading

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Community Reveals Itself in the Ordinary

Most weeks after Bible study, conversation continues after the “formal time” has ended.  The dialogue can include anything from cultural prejudice to computer games to the problem of evil to properly made coffee.  These ordinary, spontaneous moments say more about … Continue reading

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Neighborhood Happens

Wednesday morning, the bus to campus had a detour. In itself, this is rare, but not notable. In fact, the detour was rather routine, except for one thing: this was the driver’s first time going off route and the dispatcher’s … Continue reading

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