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An ordinary blessing for Christmas
Some of the sagest advice we receive in this life can sound like a simple thing we already know deep in our bodies, but it gains authority when we hear…
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A gift from Santa
This year some 5,600 older adults who are isolated, homebound, disabled and/or living on a fixed income in Washington or Oregon will receive a visit from Santa. But don’t tell…
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An oasis in a food desert
For many Christians, meals begin not with picking up a fork but with a moment of silence to give thanks. For Jessica Cameron, who lives in a food desert, that…
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Love coming down
Focal verse “Let all that you do be done in love” (1 Corinthians 16:14). Reflection One word guides the way I teach Sunday school: love. On the first day of…
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On holy harvests and chopsticks
One of my favorite Thanksgiving memories happened in holy surprise. I had been called to my first parish in Chicago, and traveling to see family wouldn’t be convenient. My wife…
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A big dream to end child homelessness
Roxana Boroujerdi had spent decades as a social worker serving youth in Everett, Wash., when she opted for a change of pace in her career: She opened an ice cream…
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“Renovating and transforming”
When Carlos Heinz Eberle and Soraya Heinrich Eberle moved with their children to La Ceiba, Honduras, in January 2021, they already had a web of local connections. Called to be…
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Life-changing generosity
In the predawn hours of May 30 in Valley Springs, S.D., tornado sirens pierced the air, rain poured and windows clattered as they blew off hinges. Beaver Valley Lutheran, a…
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“Ubuntu is a way of life”
Recently there’s been a lot of talk about diversity, equity and inclusion—or DEI, as it’s often referenced. To help create environments that are welcoming, safe and comfortable for everyone, organizations…
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A family reformation
Josh smiled as he watched his kids, ages 8 and 10, help carry one end of a single mattress. Carrying the bottom end, he coached the children as they made…
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A mission of rescue
Just after midnight on May 17, 2021, the crew of the German Sea-Eye 4 rescue ship received a distress call alerting them to a boat of migrants in danger in…
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An enriching experience
For nine weeks each summer, the Chautauqua Institution, a 750-acre community on Chautauqua Lake in southwestern New York, is brimming with speakers and programs examining significant religious, social and political…
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