The Augustana College choir will return from a California tour to perform a home concert at 8 p.m. on Friday, March 11, at St. Paul. Admission is free; a freewill offering will be accepted. Forty-eight students will perform choral works ranging from…
Lisa Powell first became interested in studying the perspective of non-dominant groups in theology when she was in her final year of study for her master’s of divinity at Princeton Theological Seminary. She took two class that changed her. One was ca…
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St. Paul high school students share their faith stories during Sunday Night Live. Marah Tews is a senior at Pleasant Valley High School. Freshman and sophomore year, I came to youth group a total of three times. I’d like to say it was because I had v…
PALM / PASSION SUNDAY March 19 | Saturday worship at 5:30 p.m. March 20 | Worship at 8, 9:20, & 11:45 a.m. With festive palm branches waving, the mood turns somber as we realize that Jesus goes on to die. Pastor Katy Warren preaches at 5:30/8:00,…
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KJ Rebarcak spent much of her life struggling. A very smart young woman (KJ was valedictorian of her high school class), she was fired from her first two jobs – one at a deli and one at a shoestore. More difficult times followed. She describes her li…
When Mary Trafford was 8 years old, her mom gave her a choice: learn how to sew or take piano lessons. “I took piano lessons for two weeks. I’ve been sewing ever since,” Mary said. Mary is the creative power behind two art quilts hanging in the Libra…
This is the fourth in an occasional series on faith pathways: Service, Nature, Study and Intellect, Contemplative, Artistic, Relationships, and Traditions. Meet four St. Paul people who connect with God through their artistic endeavors: Painting, Poe…
Kit Whan is very much a business-oriented person. She says she thought she didn’t have one creative bone in her body… until one morning she saw something on the Today show. It was a segment about adults coloring. With her sister in town for a visit,…
Each person expresses and experiences love in different ways – does the way you express love get the message across? Derek Ball, a marriage and family therapist, will lead a two-part discussion on The Five Love Languages by Gary Chapman, Jan. 31 and…
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Hope Yates, a first-year student at Iowa State University, will be pulling an all-nighter on Friday night. Hope is a dedicated student, but this staying-up-all-night event will not be to study for a big test or finish a paper. She will be putting on…
Texting, Facebook, Twitter, Instagram, Snapchat, YouTube, Twitch. The digital channels for kids (and adults) are many – the identity choices are, too. A new St. Paul faith milestone event this year for sixth-graders and their parents, Digital Identit…
Chicago, Illinois – The board of directors of The Christian Century, the flagship journal of Protestant thinking in America, has named Pastor Peter W. Marty as publisher. Marty’s role will be to advance the vision and financial strength of the public…