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Remember and anticipate
A new school year has begun. New teachers, new schedules, new routines and rhythms. This is an exciting time, but it can be difficult, and not just for students. All…
Mission & Ministry
Accompaniment amid crisis
Since Russia launched its full-scale invasion of Ukraine on Feb. 24, ELCA members have dug deep into their pockets. Louisa Ishida, program communicator for Lutheran Disaster Response (LDR), reported that…
Living Faithfully
A story of redemption and restoration
John Baumgartner woke up the morning of Aug. 28, 2014, to a series of text messages from friends and family, each saying a version of the same thing: “The church…
Mission & Ministry
Embracing opportunity
Reyna Bergstrom wasn’t a pageant girl growing up. But in her freshman year at Concordia College in Moorhead, Minn., a family friend encouraged her to compete for the title of…
Mission & Ministry
Harvesting food security
About an hour’s drive south of Pelotas, Brazil, lies the Kilombola community where Marta Madeira’s family lives along with eight other families. Even on summer’s hottest day, Madeira greets everyone…
Living Faithfully
Embrace the transitions
Let’s be honest: transitions are difficult. As summer comes to a close, families might despair at returning to a school schedule. Yet children, teens and adults thrive on structure. Does…
Mission & Ministry
A dream come true
“It just seemed like a wild dream.” That’s how Phyllis Anderson felt in the late 1980s when she and her colleagues began imagining a fund that would cover tuition for…
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“I want them to know God”
Lori Fuller is the newly ordained pastor of Palms Deaf Church, a new ministry in Palm Coast, Fla., for people who are deaf. Fuller is the third woman who is…
Mission & Ministry
A collective witness
ELCA Presiding Bishop Elizabeth Eaton points to full communion agreements as a beacon of hope during uncertain times. This year the church celebrates the 25th anniversary of the Formula of…
Living Faithfully
A parking lot with purpose
Many congregations have parking lots, but most don’t put them to use as havens of care and human dignity, as does Prince of Peace Lutheran Church in Saratoga, Calif. Since…
Mission & Ministry
Worship designed for all
Nearly a century before the Americans with Disabilities Act became law, a Minnesota church chose accessibility over tradition. The result is a functional monument to making worship more inviting to…
Living Faithfully
Recycling to serve the neighbor
The football teams start their drills. The marching bands begin marching. And, at about this time every year, college students everywhere begin making their lists: What to bring? Will they…
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