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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…
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Register for the trip. Contact Peter Pettit for more information. See the full itinerary and costs. “Passion” is a fascinating word. Long before it was a perfume, it started life in Latin and meant “suffering.” Since the medieval period, its original…
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There is a lot about middle school I have, admittedly, forgotten. But some of my most vivid remaining memories come from Mrs. Johnson’s sixth-grade choir class. At Edison Middle School in Champaign, Illinois, every student was required to take a seme…
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Editor’s note: The Quad-Cities community gathered Thursday at St. Paul to hear words of reflection from Jewish, Muslim, and Christian leaders, and to receive a kippah to be worn today, Friday, Jan. 31, in solidarity with the Jewish community. Pastor…
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Dear parents of one-year-olds, Thank for your commitment to parenting! It is not for the faint of heart, and we often need reminders that we are not alone. This blog post is one of those encouragements. I reached out to staff and church members and t…
Editor’s note: Andy Langdon is St. Paul’s director of youth ministries. Anxiety is real. As we set up chairs for overflow on Sunday morning for the 250 people who wanted to watch a 43-minute documentary about anxiety, I was surprised by the cross-sec…
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On Monday morning, I did something that is not uncommon for me. I headed to 392 Caffé to meet a friend at this one of a kind coffee shop. I got there early, so I was able to snag a table and spread out – I even had a chair *just* for my heavy tote ba…
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Last January, after one of our big snowfalls, our neighbor a few doors down got stuck halfway down the alley. Our alley is never plowed, so it’s always an adventure getting to the road. So, after she tried multiple times to get going, another neighbo…
This Blessed Earth: A Year in the Life of an American Family Farm by Ted Genoways and Mary Anne Andrei is the 2020 All St. Paul Reads book. All St. Paul Reads is encouragement for all to read and talk about a single book title in the same year. In 20…
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Pat Venditte is one-of-a-kind in major league baseball. He can throw a fastball at 85 miles per hour with either hand and with equal skill and accuracy. His ability to switch arms while pitching to the same batter has produced comedic scenes over the…