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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…
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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…