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

Most commented posts

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

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Mar 30

Experiencing “Good” Friday and Holy Saturday

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It seems to me that our words sometimes (often?) get in the way. Here then is a fantastic video about Good Friday that uses no words. Created by SparkHouse for their line of Sunday School curriculum called Holy Moly. It is meant to be shown to and with children. But I think you’ll find it speaks powerfully to […]

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Mar 22

Watch, read, and give for #WorldWaterDay

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Christianity, Guest Blogger, Justice, United Methodist Church

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Today, March 22, is World Water Day. So what? Water changes everything: I first learned of World Water Day two years ago. Some of what I wrote then still applies: I don’t know about you, but I generally don’t even notice just how available water is to me. Among the kitchen sink, the water dispenser in our […]

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Mar 15

Seeking hospitality

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For me, striving to live the life of faith always comes down to “love God and love your neighbor.” That’s why I always say it in any parting blessing I offer. It is the essence of following God in the Way of Jesus (as I understand it based on scripture, tradition, reason, and experience). While […]

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Mar 08

Women and girls

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“There’s nothing like having a daughter for turning you into a feminist,” remarked a parishioner after a sermon I gave sometime ago. While I remember neither the specific statement I made nor exactly when this exchange occurred, I vividly remember thinking, “I really hope I was a feminist before we had a daughter. Maybe I […]

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Mar 01

Victory! What’s next?

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Thursday was a really good day. After months and even years of delay, the U.S. House of Representatives FINALLY passed the Violence Against Women Act (VAWA) – and with it the Trafficking Victims Protection Reauthorization Act (TVPRA)! The General Board of Church & Society of The United Methodist Church reminded us what The United Methodist […]

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