Dave Buerstetta

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Name: Dave Buerstetta
Date registered: August 29, 2012
URL: http://cantleaveunsaid.wordpress.com

Latest posts

  1. Making US food aid more Methodist? — May 10, 2013
  2. Record-breaking OL not done yet — May 3, 2013
  3. Responding to evil with a hope and a prayer — April 19, 2013
  4. ‘Behind all those big words are human beings’ — April 5, 2013
  5. Remembering that ‘shot rang out in the Memphis sky’ — April 5, 2013

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  1. Celebrating Sabbath — 1 comment
  2. Good questions for the church – and from the church — 1 comment

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May 10

Making US food aid more Methodist?

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When we collected an Offering o f Letters (OL) at Woodridge United Methodist Church on April 28th, I shared that writing to support food aid reform put us on the cutting edge; that we were helping Bread for the World try out a new focus for OLs.  Food aid reforms in President Obama’s Fiscal Year 2014 […]

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May 03

Record-breaking OL not done yet

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Christianity, Guest Blogger, Justice

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Last Sunday, my congregation, Woodridge United Methodist Church, partnered with Bread for the World in taking an Offering of Letters. Rosie’s story (see above video) was a key component of our presentation and perhaps part of the reason the OL produced 110 names on the petition to the President and 120 letters to our Senators. The […]

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Apr 19

Responding to evil with a hope and a prayer

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Guest Blogger, hope, prayer

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How often this week have you heard someone say, “Our thoughts and prayers are with the people of ______”? Boston, Iraq, Texas, Iran, Illinois…there’s no shortage of people dealing with violence, disaster, pain, and tragedy. There never is. Has the “thoughts and prayers” sentiment gone the way of “how are you”? Tossed off with little […]

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Apr 05

‘Behind all those big words are human beings’

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Guest Blogger, Justice

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How about a bevy of links for your weekend? These are all what I deem “Well said!” -I probably say this a lot, but this is why we fight…for justice that is. The title for this post comes from this inspiring video. How are we doing on the current Millenium Development Goals? -Are you the […]

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Apr 05

Remembering that ‘shot rang out in the Memphis sky’

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I’m sure you don’t need me to tell you this, but it was 45 years ago today (April 4) that Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr. was assassinated. Yesterday, Fred Clark posted a long excerpt from Dr. King’s April 3rd speech, often called the “I’ve been to the mountaintop” speech. It’s fabulous oratory. Fred rightly pointed […]

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