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David W. Swanson

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  • mission: single|married|kids (intro)

    A few days ago I received this question from a PCC person who had some follow-up questions after my last sermon: What do you think of couples having a mission? I assume this comes out of our recent focus on living missional lives within our culture. This question, combined with a conversation with (pastor) Steve…

    David Swanson

    January 22, 2008
    culture, mission
  • today we remember martin luther king jr.

    I hope you can take a few minutes to watch the following video of Dr. Martin Luther King Jr’s last speech, I’ve Been to the Mountaintop. King gave this speech on April 3, 1968 at the Mason Temple in Memphis, TN. The next day, at 6:01 PM, he was assassinated at the Lorraine Motel. Below…

    David Swanson

    January 21, 2008
    justice, news, video
    i’ve been to the mountaintop, martin luther king jr
  • it’s so easy to keep up with this blog!

    Some Signs of Life readers may not know about 2 very easy ways to know when new content has been posted. For those who use an RSS reader of some kind (Google Reader is my favorite), grabbing this blog’s feed is the easiest way to stay up to date. Just click on the orange feed…

    David Swanson

    January 19, 2008
    uncategorized
  • “lollipop” by mika

    Welcome to the coldest day of the year… at least here in Chicagoland. Hopefully you can spend most of the day indoors. And to warm your heart, or at least get your toes tapping, I give you the strange song (and equally bizarre video) by Mika: Lollipop. Enjoy. Or at least be amused.

    David Swanson

    January 19, 2008
    music, video
    lollipop, mika
  • volunteering at the dupage convalescent center

    I mentioned in a recent sermon that Maggie volunteers one Sunday a month at the DuPage Convalescent Center. This has become something she really enjoys. She always comes home with some great stories about interactions with the residents. This morning she sent me an email from the chaplain at the Center about their need for…

    David Swanson

    January 18, 2008
    community events, justice
    dupage convalescent center
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