Heeding The Call - A message from Phil Blackwell
 "Our congregation’s operating budget is not only a financial document but also a mission statement. It reveals what we think is most important about our ministry in the name of Jesus Christ. Yes, our line item budget shows that we spend money on reams of paper, but we need to see that paper as Sunday bulletins, tutoring program hand-outs, and official minutes. Yes, we can see that we pay a fee for our telephones, but we need to read that as calls to shut-ins, conversations about agendas, and friendly reminders of upcoming events. Yes, there is a line for health insurance, but we need to understand that this is an investment in keeping our staff at our desks, on the streets, and in the pulpit."
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"Making Their Own Fairy Tale"
From the Chicago Tribune...
"Katie Keiling was raised on the fairy tale that one day she would find her true love, walk down the aisle in a white dress and live happily ever after. But when she reached the University of Chicago, she began to think her agenda didn't necessarily include marriage...Then she met Gary."
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Rev. Blackwell Featured in Chicago Tribune article:
"Their friendship: Pure poetry".
Verse by verse, ex-student leads retired teacher out of darkness after stroke.
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Phil Blackwell interviewed on Different Drummers television program.
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