Yesterday, I had the privilege of getting to gather with some of you LIVE over on the CPC Facebook page to share with you the reveal of our CPC23 General Session speaker team. It was so special to get to consider the heartbeat of this year’s theme with you, and to share about who God has brought together …
The ache and brokenness of the world around us is not a new phenomenon, yet most of us are expressing that it has not felt so poignant in our lifetime as it has in the past few years. The events of the past week are no different in adding to the evidence that the darkness …
The cold, snowy Chicago wind was blowing so hard it almost knocked me into my friend as we got off the church shuttle. A small group of youth and a few of our youth leaders were spending time leading up to Christmas at Pacific Garden Mission at the women’s and children’s refuge. We were given jobs …
A couple of weeks ago, one leader shared her version of the common sentiment I had heard from many others already to this point: “You know, 2020 was a lot, but we had so much to figure out that I was not feeling how I’m feeling right now… right now, at this point in 2021, I’m …
In the first post on our findings from our Millennial Parents of Faith (Post-2020 Update) research study, we shared some introductory information about the results. In addition to the goals and key questions of our study, we shared some core information like: 92% of the parents of faith who participated in our study expressed their …
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Earlier this spring, INCM conducted a survey of Millennials who are parents and would identify themselves as disciples of Jesus. Our purpose was to gain an understanding of how this unique group of parents was processing life, faith, parenting, and their relationship with the Church in a post-2020 world. We were encouraged and deeply challenged …
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I love reading about Jesus’ interactions after His resurrection. One of the things that really stood out to me this year in reading these post-resurrection accounts is that, in the midst of the commissioning and sending, He set priorities for His disciples: love Me, follow Me, feed My lambs. It’s not anything different than the …
“He was like someone people turned away from; he was despised, and we didn’t value him.” Isaiah 53:3a Pilate had just handed Him over to the soldiers to be crucified. The Lamb, in the hands of the Romans, was taken into the Governor’s residence and they dressed Him in a purple robe. Their laughter at …
It was complete chaos. A few summers ago, my husband and I took our two young sons and two of our nieces to the community pool. Our children spent most of their time in the ‘kiddie-slide’ area on the far side of the pool. At the top of the slide, a lifeguard would do their …
Peace. If there is one thing the earth aches and cries out for, it is peace. Now, the dictionary would define peace as freedom from disturbance or tranquility. But that is not the thing our beings long for. We can get freedom from disturbance by hiding in our cars by ourselves for a moment when …
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