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Presence Weekly 7/15/2024

Presence Weekly 7/15/2024

Much depends on our disposition. Lately, it seems like we are an angry nation. We are angry about certain policies. We are angry about the people who support certain policies. We are angry that people do not agree with us.

Why Church-Based Reconciliation Services Are A Blessing to the Public Square

Podcasts Featured

Why Church-Based Reconciliation Services Are A Blessing to the Public Square

How Church-based Racial Reconciliation Services Bless the Public Square - The Faithful Presence PodcastIn this episode, Michael hosts “D.B.” and “Supe,” two Chicago area pastors from vastly different demographic contexts living in the same Congressional District. Together, they explain how their love of the gospel and excellent preaching formed

Presence Weekly 08/07/2023

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Presence Weekly 08/07/2023

[The Devo] 34 But when the Pharisees heard that he had silenced the Sadducees, they gathered together. 35 And one of them, a lawyer, asked him a question to test him. 36 “Teacher, which is the great commandment in the Law?” 37 And he said to him, “You shall love

Mission and the Four Questions of Faithful Presence

Mission and the Four Questions of Faithful Presence

MASTER CLASS: Tim Keller on Reaching the Secular Man (circa 1998)

MASTER CLASS: Tim Keller on Reaching the Secular Man (circa 1998)

Humanity, Insecurity, Trust, and Everything

Humanity, Insecurity, Trust, and Everything

"Changing People & Places" with Dr. Abe Cho and Dr. Greg Perry

"Changing People & Places" with Dr. Abe Cho and Dr. Greg Perry

The Imposter Syndrome

The Imposter Syndrome

This weekend I will be away participating in a think-tank Socratic colloquium at the Acton Institute in Grand Rapids on “Religion, Liberty, and Culture.” It’s a 3-day discussion for clergy and professors on economics, government, liberty, and the free market from a Christian perspective. In preparation, I read about

Addressing Conflict

Addressing Conflict

2 I entreat Euodia and I entreat Syntyche to agree in the Lord. 3 Yes, I ask you also, true companion, help these women, who have labored side by side with me in the gospel together with Clement and the rest of my fellow workers, whose names are in the

BONUS Episode: Power Differentials, Faithful Presence, and Living Differently

BONUS Episode: Power Differentials, Faithful Presence, and Living Differently

Deep Dive: Relational Discipleship with Tracy Matthews and Erin Slone

Deep Dive: Relational Discipleship with Tracy Matthews and Erin Slone

BONUS: 1 Peter 2:9-12, A Sermon on Faithful Presence

BONUS: 1 Peter 2:9-12, A Sermon on Faithful Presence

The Unpacking: Whole-Life discipleship Part 3

The Unpacking: Whole-Life discipleship Part 3

The Unpacking: Whole-Life Discipleship Part 2

The Unpacking: Whole-Life Discipleship Part 2

Cultivating Wise Workplace Vulnerability

Cultivating Wise Workplace Vulnerability

1 Kings 10:1-15 10 Rehoboam went to Shechem, for all Israel had come to Shechem to make him king. 2 And as soon as Jeroboam the son of Nebat heard of it (for he was in Egypt, where he had fled from King Solomon), then Jeroboam returned from Egypt.

The Unpacking: Whole-Life Discipleship, Part 1

The Unpacking: Whole-Life Discipleship, Part 1

Prayers, Thoughts, and Faithful Presence

Prayers, Thoughts, and Faithful Presence

Upon encountering the distraught sisters of his best friend Lazarus, the Apostle John records profound theological guidance for responding to horrific tragedies, 17 Now when Jesus came, he found that Lazarus had already been in the tomb four days. 18 Bethany was near Jerusalem, about two miles off, 19 and

Episode #2: The Washington SPIN

Episode #2: The Washington SPIN

The Faithful Presence Reboot & Intro

The Faithful Presence Reboot & Intro

A Case for Faithful Presence (Part 2)

What is the purpose of Faithful Presence? Our Mission “Whole Life Discipleship for the Whole of Life. Our Vision“Equipping individuals in our nation’s capital for a life of faithful presence through Spiritual, Emotional, Relational, Vocational, Ideological, Cultural and Missional Discipleship.” These are just nice words without explaining why

A Case for Faithful Presence

Introduction For the past 3-½ years, I have had the privilege to minister to those working in our nation’s capital. While those serving here desire to change the world, they are also under immense stress from internal and external sources that hinder their spiritual growth and our flourishing. Faithful