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Rev. David Alexander (@revdalexander)

In today’s world cynicism is cheap. Hope is the sign that we’re still willing to love this world enough to imagine its healing. Hope is love refusing to give up. When you feel worn and tired by the ...

December 4, 2025 at 3:49 PM

Rev. David Alexander (He, Him)

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Rev. David Alexander (@revdalexander)

https://youtu.be/s2zgZJdHa1o Advent:week1 HOPE

December 3, 2025 at 3:05 PM

Rev. David Alexander (He, Him)

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Rev. David Alexander (@revdalexander)

Hope is the womb of transformation. Whatever is being born in us begins in the unseen, in the quiet courage of belief. Hope says change is possible, even if we are still in the dark night. You may f...

Hope as Sacred Imagination

December 2, 2025 at 3:10 PM

Rev. David Alexander (He, Him)

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Hope as Sacred Imagination
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Advent Series - week 1

An Advent Series for Liberation

November 30, 2025 at 4:24 PM

Rev. David Alexander (He, Him)

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Between Two Worlds
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Between Two Worlds

November 29, 2025 at 2:01 AM

Rev. David Alexander (He, Him)

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The Politics of Wholeness

The Spiritual Significants of Voting

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November 5, 2025 at 12:26 AM

Rev. David Alexander (He, Him)

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For the Love of my Enemy and the Lies of Innocence

Prophet in the Pews Series - Part 4

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September 13, 2025 at 12:47 AM

Rev. David Alexander (He, Him)

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The Courage to Say No—Finding Your Prophetic Voice

Part 3 of the Prophets in the Pews Series

August 13, 2025 at 12:19 AM

Rev. David Alexander (He, Him)

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It’s All Risky: The Church of False Neutrality

Part 2 of Prophets in the Pews - Finding courage and justice in white spiritual communities.

July 27, 2025 at 11:47 PM

Rev. David Alexander (He, Him)

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Collective Prosperity — Building a World That Works for All

Part 5 of the Lie of Poverty Series

July 16, 2025 at 6:22 PM

Rev. David Alexander (He, Him)

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Part 4 of the Lie of Poverty Series

Sacred Circulation:

July 12, 2025 at 11:33 PM

Rev. David Alexander (He, Him)

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July 10, 2025 at 6:01 PM

Rev. David Alexander (He, Him)

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Big Beautiful Wake Up Call

We created this moment, so how what?

How Systems Manufacture Scarcity

July 4, 2025 at 12:18 AM

Rev. David Alexander (He, Him)

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Poorly Structured
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Poorly Structured

June 30, 2025 at 3:54 PM

Rev. David Alexander (He, Him)

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A New Thought Response to War, Fear, and the Call to Conscious Peace in a Time of Crisis

June 27, 2025 at 1:47 PM

Rev. David Alexander (He, Him)

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This is a very well done response and reminder - take time and read and absorb the wisdom here.

Deeply We Are One

June 26, 2025 at 12:04 PM

Rev. David Alexander (He, Him)

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The Lie of Poverty Series

Reclaiming the Truth of Abundance

A Father’s Day Reckoning with American Manhood

June 26, 2025 at 2:18 AM

Rev. David Alexander (He, Him)

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Raising Men, Not Myths
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Raising Men, Not Myths

June 14, 2025 at 2:32 AM

Rev. David Alexander (He, Him)

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They Are Not “Illegal.” They Are Us.

What ICE raids, Trump’s provocation, and spiritual nonviolence reveal about the soul of our democracy

June 10, 2025 at 3:16 AM

Rev. David Alexander (He, Him)

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Part 2: The Ghosts in the Room

Reckoning with Race, Power, and America’s Half-Finished Peace

June 3, 2025 at 1:37 PM

Rev. David Alexander (He, Him)

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Holding Vision and Boundaries in Polarized Times

Before Reconciliation

June 1, 2025 at 9:04 PM

Rev. David Alexander (He, Him)

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The Memory that Liberates

Reclaiming the Buried Truth of Memorial Day and the Battle for America’s Soul

Peace That Enters the Storm

May 26, 2025 at 5:29 PM

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May 24, 2025 at 10:47 AM

Rev. David Alexander (He, Him)

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Peace That Enters the Storm
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In spiritual circles, we often speak of peace as a state of inner tranquility—a quiet haven untouched by the chaos of the world.