Kevin Sletten is on the Imago Dei leadership team and also leads the Imago Resource Team. He and his wife, Summer, live in Peoria with their three girls.
Don’t judge me. Wow, what a loaded phrase. Usually reserved for those terrible Christians who dare speak about the life Jesus said would be the fullest, but isn’t this accusation wildly present in our culture no matter what your point of view? Oh, you don’t recycle? Oh, you like Mark Driscoll? Oh, you voted for…
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I never thought I would be so excited to see church pews again. When I was a kid I could never quite get comfortable on them as I was trying to lay my head on my mom’s lap. So what is it about moving to Arcadia that gets me so excited? A few things come…
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I grew up in a household where everything revolved around our immediate family. We vacationed together; we went to church together; we tried to eat together, etc. If we did anything with another family, it was usually more family – grandparents, cousins, aunts, uncles. I enjoyed it; I wouldn’t change it. However, as I navigate…
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I love to hear stories from other families about what their traditions are surrounding the Christmas season. Whether it’s reading Twas the Night Before Christmas, decorating the Christmas tree while listening to carols and drinking egg nog, or fourteen different church services to attend in a four week time span, traditions can conjure up all sorts…
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My friends often accuse me of being a “closet Catholic.” I wasn’t raised Catholic, I’ve never been Catholic, and practically speaking, I think I’m too lazy to be a Catholic (they follow a lot of rules). However, I have always been drawn to the importance that the Catholic belief places on the physical component of…
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