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Recording them could be a powerful congregational project.
We can serve our neighbor freely because our trust is in God.
I hope you will both listen to one another in love, not in anger.
After another mass shooting, what do Lutherans need to do?
His Small Catechism provides insight into the life of faith.
It’s “dirt-y” work that reminds us of our place in the world.
I had a bad feeling it was coming. I’ve watched beautiful fields of sweet corn stand unharvested in Southwestern Minnesota. It’s a story from the prairie that isn’t often told….
A pastor’s offer of welcoming accommodation is rejected.
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