submitted by Julie Aageson
Pastor Don Swenson serves as pastor at Walhalla Lutheran in Walhalla and Big Pembina in Langdon. For the last several years, Don has led an untraditional men’s Bible study in Walhalla that continues to grow and welcome new voices! “Don’s men” have been learning about biblical characters and now will be taking a look at Eli Wiesel’s Great Figures of the Bible. Don reports probing questions, out of the box reflections, and deeper engagement with biblical stories that so often are our stories.
Don is also involved in prison ministry in Bismarck. He’s headed out there for a weekend Kogudus retreat where with a bunch of other lay leaders, they’ll read and study together with the prisoners. Don tells me that the prison wardens report that for two weeks following these retreats there is a sense of quiet and peace in the place.
28 Part Series: God in Full View in North Dakota
- Dad, what’s God?
- Blessing in Abundance
- A Sunday for Mission
- Building Expansion in Thompson, ND
- Prairie Rivers Parish Mission Strategy Process
- Ribbon Cutting in Celebration of 75 Years of Ministry
- Together in Mission
- St. John Lutheran, Fargo, meets World Hunger Challenge
- Benevolence Education
- Refugees Build School with Help from ELCA Global Gifts
- Calvary Lutheran, Grand Forks, featured in ELCA synod assembly video
- C.A.R. Motorcycle Project
- Humans as Stewards
- Quilts for Japan: A need. A reality. (Updated)
- Enthusiasm Spreads Out from Walhalla
- Congratulations to Leadership Program for Musicians (LPM) Graduates
- Thank you from Rev. Golike, Central African Republic
- A Letter from Dacotah O`yate Lutheran Church
- A Harvest of Giving
- Little Dresses for Africa
- New Parish is Named
- Church Rebuilt After Burning Down
- Local Activist Devoted to Hunger Issues and Empowering Women
- Cando Area Food Pantry Awarded Agency of the Year
- God’s work… an organist’s hand; a quilter’s hand
- 96 Acres
- A Response to the 3 Questions
- Damage in Duluth
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