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Jun 9
4 min

Preaching in the Cultural Moment

How do pastors decide what to say about current events and social issues? As the story goes, both Karl Barth and Billy Graham said someth...

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Glenn Packiam

Jun 5
3 min

When God Groans

What do we do with the pain of the world? We enter in it and groan. That is what the Son of God did. And that is what the Spirit of God d...

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Glenn Packiam

Dec 31, 2016
5 min

Preparing for a New Year

For the past 6 or 7 years, Holly and I have done a prayer and planning retreat, usually at the end of the calendar year, or sometimes rig...

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Glenn Packiam

Feb 25, 2014
2 min

Why An Ash Wednesday Service?

“As a father shows compassion to his children, so the Lord shows compassion to those who fear him. For he knows our frame; he remembers ...

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Glenn Packiam

Nov 1, 2013
2 min

On Saints and Celebrities

Today is All Saints’ Day. I used to never think of it that way. It was just the day that Starbucks brings out their red cups. Besides, I,...

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Glenn Packiam

Apr 30, 2013
5 min

Proclaiming our Faith in Worship: How the Creed Tethers Us to Our Story

One of the main reasons we gather as the people of God is to remind ourselves of who God is, what He has done to make us His people, and w...

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Glenn Packiam

Apr 11, 2013
4 min

Who Is “Church”? Pt. 1

What is “Church“? Who is Church for? The lost? The disciple? What are Sundays for? Many pastors jump right to the Great Commission and de...

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