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Church Updates
A couple of weeks ago our church had our fall kick-off. This was mostly an excuse to have a picnic while the weather is still nice and to preach a couple of sermons about our identity as a church. Christine Otte took some beautiful photos during the service and lunch. You can see more of…
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Practice Resurrection
Practice Resurrection is the fifth and final installment of what Eugene Peterson calls his “conversations” in spiritual theology. I’ve thoroughly enjoyed each of the books in this series; it wouldn’t be strange to immediately revisit these books from the beginning. In this book Peterson takes a somewhat different approach from the previous four volumes. Rather…
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Three Months Until Christmas
We’ve scaled back our Christmas gift giving over the past few years. I’m not sure who in my extended family first had the idea, but at some point we began making donations to favorite charities in lieu of presents. At Christmastime we can count on a few greetings cards letting us know which organization or…
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How To Be Alone
It’s a bit cutesy but the introvert in me smiled the whole way through this simple little film by Andrea Dorfman and Tanya Davis. I once spent a few days alone in Portland, sharing a hostel room with strangers and spending hours in coffee shops, book stores, pubs and gardens. I was glad when my…
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Happy Saturday: Turf Feinz
This is Turf Feinz, a dance crew from Oakland made up of No Noize, Man, BJ and Dreal. You never know where a sign of life will show up next. (via kotke)
David W. Swanson
Pastor and Author
David W. Swanson 