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On the Night Stand
There are a bunch of books lurking around our home these days, each somewhere in the process of being read or soon to be picked up. What books have you read lately that are worth recommending? On my actual night stand is the fantastic City of Scoundrels by Gary Krist about twelve tumultuous days in…
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Trayvon, Dr. Land, & the “Myth” of Racism
My latest article for Leadership Journal’s blog has been posted. On an unseasonably warm Saturday in late March, my 3-year-old son and I took the train from our Chicago neighborhood to a rally downtown for Trayvon Martin, the unarmed African American teenager who was killed in Florida a month earlier. The protest itself was predictable:…
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The Problem of Plugging In
An article I wrote in January for my denomination’s magazine, The Covenant Companion, has been posted (as a PDF) online. In “The Problem of Plugging In” I drew from a couple of Wendell Berry’s essays to discuss the power of metaphors and the way our language hinders or aids spiritual growth. Your church has problems.…
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The View From Here
This sculpture, Monument to the Great Migration by Alison Saar, is located in Bronzeville just a couple of blocks north of where our church gathers for worship. The View From Here
David W. Swanson
Pastor and Author
David W. Swanson 