Created for Relationship
June 16, 2019
When Christians talk about God as three-in-one, what we’re really saying is that the essence of God is a relationship–a relationship that includes all of us. … More Created for Relationship
Author: Javen Swanson
Associate Pastor at Gloria Dei Lutheran Church in St. Paul, a congregation of the Evangelical Lutheran Church in America. Husband to Oby Ballinger. Progressive. Math nerd. Gustavus Adolphus College and Yale Divinity School alum.
The Spirit Knows Better than You Do
May 26, 2019
What might be possible if we learned to put our own ideas on hold and showed up to every interaction with a spirit of wonder and curiosity, listening for where the Spirit might be leading us in another direction? … More The Spirit Knows Better than You Do
Easter Sunday: Resurrection Is Real
April 21, 2019
I don’t know how to explain resurrection, but I do know that death doesn’t get the final word. Resurrection is real. We get glimpses of it every day. … More Easter Sunday: Resurrection Is Real
Remembering Who We Are
March 10, 2019
This Lent could be a season for remembering—for rooting ourselves more deeply in the stories that teach us that God’s love has sustained us in the past, continues to hold us today, and will be ours forever. … More Remembering Who We Are
Into the Crowds
February 17, 2019
Jesus doesn’t stay far off, looking down at the people from a distance, but is down at street-level in the midst of it all. Not above the fray but up close and personal with the crowds, proclaiming blessing to those who come with all their problems and hardships. … More Into the Crowds
