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Tag: Authenticity

Pulling Back the Veil

August 14, 2016

When the truth is heard, it will set you free–but first it’s going to make you mad. … More Pulling Back the Veil

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Don’t Just Stand There

May 8, 2016

Through Jesus, God was doing a new thing. After Jesus’ ascension, we continue what God began in Jesus using our hands, our skills, and our resources. … More Don’t Just Stand There

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Baring Our Soles

March 24, 2016

For most of us, it’s easier to extend extravagant love to others than to receive it ourselves. … More Baring Our Soles

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State of Emergency

July 19, 2015

I wonder, do we recognize church as a place where we can show up in all our desperation and brokenness and expect to find healing? Or is church a place where we sense that our pain isn’t welcome? … More State of Emergency

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A Born-Again Transformation

May 31, 2015

What Jesus is trying to tell Nicodemus is that a person can’t see the kingdom of God without undergoing a radical transformation and it’s a transformation that has to come from above … More A Born-Again Transformation

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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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