Category: stories
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merry christmas
We walked up the stairs to our apartment on Monday evening to find this extra-large gingerbread man by our front door. Our landlord and his daughter had left it for us. Best landlord family ever? Because of all our traveling this fall, we are staying home for Christmas this year. The almost constant snow and…
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your suggestions for 2008’s signs of life
Last December, as part of rednoW’s best-of series, I posted my favorite (Surprising) Stories of 2007. With the daily dose of bad news we’re all subject to, this was a pleasantly cathartic list to compile. I hadn’t looked at the list for a while and it was nice this morning to be reminded of these…
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a long/good sunday
I’m never sure how much personal stuff to share on the blog. By “personal” I don’t mean deep-dark secrets but the day-to-day stuff that makes up life as a pastor in Logan Square. I generally lean away from these kinds of personal details and instead write and share about interests in theology and culture. While…
David Swanson
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how do i get into ministry?
On Friday a reader left an insightful question/comment on the blog. I’ll share a few thoughts about his comment later this week, but I wonder if any signs of life readers have insight to share. No need to be a pastor to share your thoughts; a variety of perspectives is always helpful. Here’s Michael’s question:…
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thinking about fear
Some friends at Leadership Journal were kind enough to ask me to write a monthly post for their blog, Out of Ur. This month’s post, Urban Exile: Following Jesus in the Face of Fear, went up today. It begins like this: Pulling up to a busy intersection recently, my wife and I were startled to…
David W. Swanson 