Category: community events
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Couldn’t join the #BlackLivesMatter protest? Support those who did!
Warning: shameless financial request ahead… I’ve been so encouraged by the online support to my blog posts and social media updates about our church’s engagement with the justice issues raised by the recent non-indictments in Ferguson and New York. Of course there have been a handful of dissenters – “stick to talking about god instead of race…
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The View From Here
Yesterday, after our worship service and monthly potluck lunch, our church joined a few other congregations in Bronzeville for a #BlackLivesMatter Protest in our neighborhood. The first photo shows the churches just as we began to march, we eventually filled in both lanes of the street. The second shows a line of clergy leading the…
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The Ekklesia Project
Next week I’m attending The Ekklesia Project’s Gathering in Chicago where the topic is “Neighbors Near and Far.” As descendants of a wandering Aramean, our lives are caught up with those of our neighbors who, in the marvelous, wondrous diversity that is God’s work of creation, come from across the street, across the border, and…
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Commencement Speech
Not long ago I asked for your suggestions about what to say in my commencement speech to the eighth grade graduates at the school where our church meets. You had some quite helpful ideas, many which made their way into the speech. I’m happy to say that the address seemed to go well and I…
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What would you say at 8th grade commencement?
Once again, I solicit your help. A couple of weeks ago I was asked to be the 8th grade commencement speaker at the elementary school where our church meets for worship on Sundays. This invitation elicited two responses. First, I was thrilled that the school administration trusts our church enough to ask me. Second, I…
David W. Swanson 