The Ball Always Curves
Early on in this process of moving our family to the States I had a hunch God had a helpful piece of wisdom for me: Don’t plan for this journey, prepare for it. My nature leans towards that of a planner. I plan things out, we all follo...
4Leave the Bedside
In John 4 we find a story about a father in great pain. His son was ill, so ill the bible describes him as “at the point of death.” For those of you that are parents, you’ll know that when your children are sick you are always by t...
0Nothing is Wasted
I remember as a child hearing the words from my parents (usually on a Sunday afternoon), “come on, we’re going for a walk.” Instantly my body would descend into a teenage slump, “Not a walk!!!” Yet, somewhere along the way, I h...
0People of the Way – Collins
I love the character of Philadelphia; the iconic steps of the Art Museum to the narrow bumpy streets of South Philly. You get the aura that people have each other’s backs and truly feels like the city of brotherly love. Since I moved to...
0Rumblings
People often ask me “why Philadelphia!?” Its a good question, given that we are pouring all we have into a city we’ve only been to twice and yet feel strangely captivated by. To be honest I found it a hard question to answer. I fel...
0New Eden
“Mary Magdalene turned around and saw Jesus standing there, but she did not know it was Jesus…supposing him to be the gardener.”(John 20:14, 15) On that first Easter, Jesus was not a body buried in the grave but a seed planted in t...
1Light and Shadow
You’d be mistaken if you thought perfection was the point of it all. No, only a commitment to progress, to the journey, to a pilgrimage. At C3 PHILLY, our hope is to create a community where the inherent dignity of what it means to be ...
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