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Accepting the Unacceptable
I first published this in my weekly newsletter. You can subscribe here. Earlier this week I joined a conference call for the purpose of holding vigil and praying for a man who was lying, near death, in an ICU in the Chicago suburbs. Each of us on the call had gotten to know this man…
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Preaching grace and justice (at the same time) to whole people
I first wrote this for my weekly newsletter which you can subscribe to here. This week a few video clips from some amazing preachers made their way across my social media feeds. The first was from Rev. William Barber of the Poor People’s Campaign who, despite vehemently opposing this presidential administration, made it clear that…
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Preaching While White on MLK Sunday
I first wrote this for my weekly newsletter which you can subscribe to here. It was obviously written for MLK Sunday, but I think the content remains relevant. A few years ago a friend invited me to preach at his mostly white suburban church the Sunday before MLK Day. I happened to have a couple…
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Scapegoating the Racists
I first wrote this for my weekly newsletter which you can subscribe to here. My family moved to southern California the summer before my freshmen year of high school. That was the summer the Lakers lost to the Bulls in the NBA Finals. I think that loss was totally incidental to my decision to become…
David W. Swanson
Pastor and Author
David W. Swanson 