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Reimagining the Future

July 29, 2020

All of us have ideas about what the future will hold. But what happens when something goes awry with our future stories and we discover that the future won’t be what we had imagined? … More Reimagining the Future

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Justice Demands More than Donations

June 10, 2020

Why is it that we feel so good collecting donations of groceries to give to people in need but don’t feel outraged that so many in our community are too poor to buy groceries for themselves? Why don’t we show up in such force at the Capitol or City Hall to demand a living wage and stronger social safety nets? … More Justice Demands More than Donations

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As You Did to the Least of These

May 18, 2020

By all accounts, this pandemic has been most difficult for those already living on the edge. In the weeks and months ahead, let us be a voice for those whom Jesus called “the least of these who are members of my family.” … More As You Did to the Least of These

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Glimmers of a Good God at Work

April 29, 2020

People sometimes wonder where God is in times like these. Maybe this is one of the places God is at work in the midst of this pandemic: encouraging us as we forge new ways to connect with one another in the absence of in-person community and sparking creativity as we adapt to a new reality. … More Glimmers of a Good God at Work

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Freedom Is Coming

April 8, 2020

Many of us feel “enslaved” by this virus. As we journey with Jesus to the cross and wait for good news at the tomb on Easter morning, we muster all our courage and trust in the promise that freedom is coming. … More Freedom Is Coming

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The Rev. Javen Swanson serves as Associate Pastor at Gloria Dei Lutheran Church in Saint Paul, Minnesota. … More

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