To my delight and dismay, in almost every town, the coffee shop was open, and the church was locked.
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Chad PierceJuly 7, 2024
True joy can only come through lament, and resurrection only comes through death.
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Chad PierceApril 8, 2023
We resisted the current cultural norm of running to our silos, sitting in our own predetermined circles, and telling each…
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Sarah Palsma and Chad PierceOctober 22, 2021
On the twentieth anniversary of September 11, I reflect on the attacks and the current state of the church and…
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Chad PierceSeptember 12, 2021
One of the women who cared for my grandma walked ahead of her reciting Psalm 23. The rest of the…
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Chad PierceSeptember 5, 2021
We were tired, sore, crabby, and all of us had doubts about whether or not we would survive the next…
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Chad PierceAugust 29, 2021
Like many pastors, I both enjoy and am embarrassed by the church signs that congregations create to lure in people…
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Chad PierceAugust 22, 2021
On Ash Wednesday, I stood outside in the cold waiting for cars to pull into our Covid-safe drive-thru imposition of…
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Chad PierceMarch 18, 2021