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Senior Pastor Laura Truax has been on the pastoral staff for 7 years; she became senior pastor in 2004. Rev. Truax has a Master’s of Arts in Pastoral Studies with an emphasis in Spirituality and a Master’s of Divinity from Loyola University. Rev. Truax is a teaching pastor at the University of Chicago.

For me, LaSalle is one of the places where the Spirit of God burns bright. I am consistently challenged, encouraged and inspired by those I rub shoulders with each week. Our vision is to be a place where our spirits are fed, Jesus is exalted and our world is changed. We would love for you to join us.

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Wanted

In a sermon a few weeks ago I used a quote from Ernest Hemingway’s short story, “The Capital of the World.” People are still asking me for it. It speaks to a deep longing we have to hear we are wanted. Embraced. Accepted. How many times do we ever hear that in this life? Not often enough, as Hemingway knew.

Here is the quote:

“Madrid is full of boys named Paco which is the diminutive of the name Francisco, and there is a Madrid joke about a father who came to Madrid and inserted an advertisement in the personal columns of El Liberal which said: PACO MEET ME AT HOTEL MONTANA NOON ALL IS FORGIVEN PAPA and how a squadron of Guardia Civil had to be called out to disperse the eight hundred young men who answered the advertisement.” 




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