Blog | johnvansloten

Nov 1, 20171 min read

"I know you"

I said these words last night at 2:00 am; "I know you." It felt like God was in the room. My eyes were wet and my voice was trembling. "I...

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Sep 30, 20172 min read

Work as a door to God

Sometimes I wonder if the door of vocation will be the one through which the Spirit walks when God decides to wake everyone up to his...

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Sep 14, 20172 min read

A Snapshot of Where Things Are At

Yesterday was an amazing day. It began with words from a psalm - "I will praise you Lord among the nations" (57:9). They felt more...

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Aug 19, 20172 min read

My Journey into Humility

A couple of days of days ago a friend posted this video of composer Arvo Pärt receiving an honorary degree from St. Vladimir's Orthodox...

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Aug 4, 20171 min read

A Radio Interview on Chicago's AM1160

Yesterday afternoon I had this interview with AM1160's Mark Elfstand on Every Job a Parable. (I stressed over this interview all day long...

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Aug 2, 20176 min read

The Top 7 things I learned at a Collegeville Institute Writer's Workshop

Last month I had the privilege of attending a week long Collegeville Institute writer's workshop entitled, A Broader Public: Writing for...

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Jul 26, 20172 min read

God's Body Language

This fall I'll be preaching five new bio-sermons on God's revelation through the human body (Sunday mornings at Riverpark CRC... on the...

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Jul 26, 20172 min read

What's next?

Three months ago I left my job as a local church pastor to make more room in my life for getting a big idea out into the world. If you...

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