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On a recent sunny day, Margaret Lindquist walked through the house that will soon become her home. “The natural lighting was really bright and beautiful,” she said. “It felt so good in there. The kids are very excited to have their own bedrooms. It j…
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I saw something amazing happen in the hospital lobby this week. It started with a young man in scrubs. I’m not sure if he was just having a great day or if every day he encountered people with radiant eyes and huge smile. But that afternoon he greete…
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Editor’s note: Olivia Vincent is a high school senior who recently shared her faith story at Sunday Night Live, St. Paul’s high school youth group. She talked about body image, her relationship with God, and important people in her life, including so…
Keep on doing the things that you have learned and received and heard and seen in me, and the God of peace will be with you. –Philippians 4:9 Many mornings, I realize when the alarm rings that I have been awake for just a few moments already. Is ther…
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When we moved into our new home in Davenport last summer, one of the things we “inherited” from the former owners was a burned-out light bulb. That should not be a big deal. When it’s a small indoor floodlight in a track lighting fixture on a cathedr…
What do these five things have in common? They all describe ways that St. Paul people can serve in the coming weeks. Looking for a Lenten practice? Serving is one beautiful opportunity. A SHED FOR SHALOM: Support Camp Shalom by volunteering to help b…
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It is only February, but already baseball season is right around the corner. Every spring I long for the smell of the fresh cut grass, the sound of the ball hitting the glove, the crack of the bat. Most of us, though, still have to wait for all of th…
Christians gather in Ash Wednesday to mark the beginning of the Lenten Journey to Easter. Pastor Peter Marty preaches for these services of Holy Communion on Wednesday, Feb. 26. On this solemn day you’ll receive, if you’d like, an ashen cross on the…
Their plane arrived at 9:30 p.m. on Tuesday, Sept. 20, 2016. From the gate walked seven people – six kids and their mom, refugees originally from the war-torn country of Democratic Republic of Congo. A crew from St. Paul Lutheran and World Relief Mol…
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“There are some days I wonder if I even matter.” That’s the sentence I remember most from the lips of the woman in my office reflecting on her post-retirement life. I didn’t spot any classic signs of depression that day. There was some expected lonel…
St. Paul Lutheran Preschool provides a rich variety of age-appropriate developmental activities in a Christian atmosphere. Opportunities abound for growth and learning for kids ages 2-5. Classrooms include one class for kids who are eligible for kind…
One of my favorite phrases I learned in seminary is that “God’s economy is not about scarcity.” For the life of me, I could not remember the theologian who first penned these words. And so, curiosity led me to the internet, and Google produced a thou…