Regarding the Catholic practice of confession, what do you think Jesus meant by: ‘If you forgive the sins of any, they are forgiven; if you retain the sins of any, they are retained’ (John 20:23). How can the person seated next to you ‘retain’ a sin you’ve committed?
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Made for Friendship
Cultivating true friendships that lead to life-giving joy
Walking on Ice
Everyone who believes in him will not be put to shame. Romans 10:11 Imagine a family of four from Florida taking their first road trip north to Wisconsin at Christmas time. They pull up beside a lake and decide to get out for a walk. Everything is frozen and, of...
Jonah: Navigating a God-Centered Life
Facing an assignment equivalent to being sent to warn notorious terrorists of God’s anger with them, it is no wonder that Jonah ran away – he avoided God and his call on his life. Yet God turned the situation around as the entire population of a city realized that although...
Pastor Colin Smith makes us think deeper…
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Pastor Colin Smith makes us think deeper and that is a great thing when we don't want to fade away and be ineffective. The Christmas people, you speaking in the first person, made us think beyond their stories.
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Senior Pastor Colin Smith
Campuses in Arlington Heights, Barrington, Itasca, Marengo, Northfield, and now in Chicago's West Loop.
