Third spaces and more (John 2:13-22)
Churches often live in an uneasy relationship with their property.
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I live in a small, picturesque New England town about an hour from Boston. When COVID hit, with the permission to work from home, we saw an influx of new residents from the city. Housing prices soared, with all-cash offers six figures over asking price winning the day. Young families in my church who had been renting while saving for a down payment told me sadly that they had to move further out in order to buy.
