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Contributors » Rev. Alan Eschenbacher

The Rev. Alan B. Eschenbacher is a businessman. Insurance and investments were his speciality for 22 years. But in 2004 he left all that and entered Pacific Lutheran Theological Seminary.

Currently he serves as pastor of All Saints Lutheran Church. He’s been there since 2002 (was serving there as a seminarian) and in that time has developed a deep concern for the homeless. For SpokaneFAVS he plans to write about the mental health issues many of them battle every day.

In his spare time he serves on the board of All Saints, Spokane Urban Ministries and Green Progressive Archives.

Eschenbacher and his wife, Laurel, have been married 32 years. They have three children and three grandchildren.

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Spokane clergy hope to work with police

| Feb 12, 2013

Eleven inter-faith clergy met with six command staff of the Spokane City Police Department on Monday at All Saints Lutheran Church. The discussion centered on the basis of mistrust between the public and the police, and how an inter-faith group could work with SPD in promoting better communications, and relationship building.
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A heavy heart for the children

| Dec 16, 2012

My heart is heavy and my soul enraged at the thought of beautiful children shot dead. The sentiments you have all heard these last days about the innocent, defenseless, children killed by a deranged man cause us all to question everything we thought we knew.
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Symposium shows “The time for ‘smart justice’ has come”

| Nov 14, 2012

The agenda was jam-packed with judges, prosecutors, public defenders, attorneys and legal system experts from all over Washington and beyond. There was a wealth of information on statistics, risk assessment, alternate courts, community safety, DOC re-entry programs, and some very good comments from our sheriff, police chief and mayor. There was way too much information to share in a post like this so I thought I would give you some highlights and my own insights.
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Spokane leaders discuss gay marriage

| Oct 6, 2012

This week Rotary Club 21 in downtown Spokane hosted a “leadership dialogue” featuring Bishop Blase Cupich, of the Catholic Diocese of Spokane and Spokane City Councilman Jon Snyder. The topic was referendum 74 dealing with marriage equality.
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Panhandling ordinance demonizes the lower class

| Aug 16, 2012

Panhandlers, beggars, bums, street musicians with their hats out and all other folks looking for handouts have long been part of society and will continue to be as long as money is the dominant factor in our world.
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Spokane needs volunteers to help the mentally ill

| Jun 10, 2012

Where to begin with mental illness? I thought every adult at least knew a little about the problem and could relate in some way to the issue.
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Take action and help the mentally ill

| May 4, 2012

What separates us as people? I mean really separates us?
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Church should help those who “can’t play the game”

| Mar 25, 2012

In an effort to get my head around all the things happening in the world, the United States, Washington State, and right here in good ol’ Spokane I have re-examined our primary purpose as a gospel bearing community of the Evangelical Lutheran Church in America. I looked at what we have in our c...
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Pastor: Stop the War in Afghanistan

| Mar 13, 2012

Enough already with the war in Afghanistan! It was NEVER a good idea and if you at the Pentagon don't believe that, I invite you to look at history. Afghanistan doesn't take well to foreign occupiers, or helpers or whatever you want to call this current fiasco we have ourselves involved in. T ...
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