THE SARDIS EXPERIMENT

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Introducing the Sardis Experiment, a blog with stories about our church family, anecdotes from a small-church pastor, and reflections on sacred texts.

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Nov 2018
A Long, Yellow Curb

Every morning, I drop my little girl off for daycare. In the parking lot, there is a long, yellow curb nearly 75 feet in length. It’s her balance beam. She grabs my hand, and insists to walk the beam from start to finish. With total concentration, and with unlimited wonder, my little acrobat performs her daily ritual. And for a moment, our world slows down. It’s just me and her. The emails, and phone calls, and her breakfast can wait. This is important. She’s connecting with the world around her, and she’s......

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#SardisPeace

#SardisPeace

Each Sunday morning at Sardis, our congregation passes the Peace of Christ. To the outside observer, this activity might look like a five-minute worship interruption: “It’s nothing but people saying ‘hellos’ they could have...


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