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When Brian was born prematurely, his doctors told his mother that he would never walk, talk, or function normally. Ashamed of his diagnosis, his family kept him at home. That was until Building a Caring Community, or BCC, staff visited Brian’s family…
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Monday night I was driving back to the Quad Cities from the north. You may remember it was a little stormy that night. After significant delays and the opportunity to make some new friends who huddled with me in the restroom at a BP gas station, I he…
People who have lost a loved one or friend by suicide have two opportunities at St. Paul to connect with others who have experienced the same. Suicide postvention presentation The word postvention is a term used to talk about the alleviation of the e…
“There’s no such thing as other people’s children.” That thought is the driving force behind a diaper ministry, led by Sara Harless and Amy Philip. They are collecting and distributing diapers and wipes to the mamas and papas at the Madison Market fo…
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A woman unable to afford a plane ticket was able to fly to the East Coast after all, to visit her only child in the hours before he died. A grandmother raising her three teen-aged grandchildren has a car again after necessary repairs were made. A nea…
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It was a pretty quiet afternoon in our house. My four-year-old daughter was coloring at the dining room table. I looked in from our kitchen and saw that my toddler son had crawled up on a chair to sit at the table next to his sister. I watched, unnot…
It started in a jail cell. It expanded to a mobile home. It moved into a couple of buildings. Now, an organization called One Eighty is on a $1.5 million course to revitalize a half-city block. Rusty Boruff is a convicted felon who spent time in jail…
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Editor’s note: Erin Platt is a marketing and communications professional and St. Paul member. It all started with a McDonald’s ice cream cone. You know, those soft-serve-only-cost-a-dollar-170-calorie snacks one grabs at the DeKalb Oasis if so inclin…
Lent is a journey – a path for people from all walks of life – to the joy of Easter. There are many ways to explore the words of God to prepare your soul for the Resurrection of Christ. Note: childcare is available from 5:15-8 p.m. on Wednesdays, Mar…
Herbert Spencer was one of Europe’s most famous intellectuals in the closing decades of the nineteenth century. But this philosopher, sociologist, and evolutionary theorist lost plenty of favor in his later years. Critics assailed him for his absence…
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The fireplace is on. The food is on its way. Mugs are filled with drinks of each person’s choosing. The din of conversation from the first floor at Front Street Brewery offers a comfortable background. It’s St. Paul’s Theology Pub night at Front Stre…
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Camp Shalom has been a big part of Alex Dickman’s life. So when he was searching for a project to complete to become an Eagle Scout, improving an area at camp came to mind. Alex is a member of Troop 203 in Long Grove. He’s been a Cub Scout, then Boy…