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David W. Swanson

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  • philippines team: update 1

    I just received the following email from Aubree, who is one of the members of PCC’s Philippines Team. Sounds like made it safe and sound. Hey All! Thanks for your prayers thus far! Our travel was easy, smooth, with little to no worry. The only scare was with my guitar this morning as we got…

    David Swanson

    February 13, 2008
    church, mission
  • local music world impact: concert for darfur

    In less than a month Parkview Community Church will be the location for an intriguing concert. A bunch of students have organized a concert to benefit the Darfur region of Sudan. The event deserves your attention for a few reasons. First, its a chance to hear six local bands: Belladonna, Beou-er, Sleepy Sleepy Octopus, Stain…

    David Swanson

    February 12, 2008
    church, community events, music, news, parkview community
    darfur, samaritan’s purse
  • philippines team: departure

    Occasionally a team of folks from PCC are sent on a short-term trip. These trips vary in nature and location. This summer some of our students spent a week helping with rebuilding efforts in New Orleans. What these trips share in common is a desire to participate in God’s mission in locations and cultures distinct…

    David Swanson

    February 12, 2008
    church, mission
  • links: pilgrim, belief, keller, grand central station

    Pilgrim Without a Shrine is blogging again. He’s got some thoughts on recent happenings in the Middle East. I can’t imagine a scenario where [President Bush] will be able to broker any sort of peace deal between Israel and Palestine. Especially considering all of the humanitarian aid that the US had been sending to Israel…

    David Swanson

    February 11, 2008
    culture, justice, video
  • the mountain goats, “woke up new”

    It’s not a new video, but I recently rediscovered this gem from The Mountain Goats for their song, Woke Up New. For more on The Mountain Goats, check out Bob’s write-up of this video at rednoW.com (scroll down a bit to “Best Performance Video”) . As mentioned, we typically lean away from “promotional” or “performance”…

    David Swanson

    February 9, 2008
    music, video
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