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Brian Hiortdahl
Brian Hiortdahl is pastor of Resurrection Lutheran Church in Chicago.
Slow growth
At this year's great Vigil of Easter, our congregation welcomed four new adult members: three women and one of their husbands.
Sunday, July 10, 2011: Matthew 13:1-9, 18-23
Of all the Gospel writers, Matthew has his eye most fixed upon the leadership of the church.
Our yokes
Before his questioning of the doctrine of hell sparked such a (ahem) firestorm, Rob Bell wrote in Velvet Elvis a chapter about yokes.
Sunday, July 3, 2011: Zechariah 9:9-12; Matthew 11:16-19, 25-30
"Rejoice greatly, O daughter Zion!" says the bold, insensitive prophet.
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