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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

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Christ Bids Us Come and Die

September 4, 2016

When Christ calls us, Christ bids us come and die—because it’s in dying that we rise to new life. … More Christ Bids Us Come and Die

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New Year’s Eve

December 31, 2015

The promise of today’s Gospel is a promise of new life. It’s a promise that the past doesn’t define our future. … More New Year’s Eve

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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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