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The View From Here: Merry Christmas
Our friend Esther took some photos during our service on Sunday of our kids helping us celebrate Jesus’ birth.
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Grieving Every Slain Child
We welcomed a guest preacher at New Community this morning, so I took a few minutes before his sermon to reflect on the violence of this past week before we spent time in silence and prayer. Early on a Sunday morning in September 1953, four members of the Alabama Klu Klux Klan placed dynamite under…
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Endurance in Christmastime
Advent, the weeks leading to Christmas, is a time of anticipation- remembering the Israelites awaiting the Messiah and acknowledging our own waiting for his return. It’s a season with enough heft and depth to evoke and hold our grief. We remember the Israelits waiting and waiting for their deliverance. We remember the massacre of the innocents when word reached Herod…
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Stunted Faith
As a pastor I regularly have conversations with folks who feel themselves teetering on the edge of faith. I don’t remember anyone telling me that this would be a normal part of my vocation but it has become common enough to be notable. Earlier this year I wrote about this and wondered about the negative…
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The View From Here
We attended a Taizé service on Friday evening with our friends. Michael described the experience beautifully on his blog.
David W. Swanson
Pastor and Author
David W. Swanson 