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David W. Swanson

Pastor and Author

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  • Resources
    • Plundered
    • Rediscipling the White Church
    • Seminary Now Course
  • Children, Discipleship, and the Painful Way of Jesus

    This morning I wrapped up a draft chapter about children’s ministry for the book on discipleship and race I’m working on. I began my ministry serving children, but that’s been quite a few years ago so it was good to spend a couple of weeks reading and thinking deeply about the church’s kids. There were…

    David Swanson

    December 22, 2018
    book, church
    Books, Christianity, race, Theology
  • The View From Here

    An afternoon walk to the beach with the 4-year-old to search for shells.

    David Swanson

    December 4, 2018
    photos
    Chicago, photography
  • “I chose to trust God…”

    I chose to trust God: that he loved me, that I was capable of loving him, that he wished what was best for me, that he wanted me to be happy, that he wasn’t going to deceive me or allow me to be deceived if I trusted him, and that he wasn’t actively wishing my…

    David Swanson

    November 19, 2018
    stories, theology
    Christianity
  • The View From Here

    Flocks of birds on our walk through a meadow yesterday.

    David Swanson

    November 7, 2018
    photos
    photography
  • For White Christians Who Keep Supporting the President Despite Most Other Christians Asking Them to Reconsider

    For White Christians Who Keep Supporting the President Despite Most Other Christians Asking Them to Reconsider

    It’s election time again and during the two years since the last one I’ve thought about you a lot. Your enthusiastic support for the president sent a shiver through the American church which many of us are still trying to make sense of. It’s not that we’re surprised that so many white people voted for…

    David Swanson

    November 5, 2018
    church, culture
    Christianity, Election, race
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