Halloween: Trick or treat?
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Halloween: Trick or treat?

When the toddler daughter of a friend was just learning to talk, she spent Halloween shouting, “Trick treat! Trick treat!” She was way ahead of her time, that youngster, for…
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‘True Tales from Trinity’

A stool is placed next to the lectern and an old-fashioned radio is set on top. A man wearing headphones pretends to turn on the radio and then speaks into…
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Two boys but one world

“We have the means to assist people … all we need is the will.”
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A home away from home

A congregation makes Latino outreach an important ministry.
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Rising up together

Click here to see all the photos from the 2015 ELCA Youth Gathering. Photos by Chris Ocken. At a neighborhood park in Detroit, Callan Geier, 17,  and David Philpot, 74,…
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Let’s raise disciples

Christian parents and caregivers have the difficult and blessed task of raising disciples. When our children are baptized as infants, we profess our belief in their full and complete membership…
Environmental vocation sprang from camp
Mission & Ministry

Environmental vocation sprang from camp

Dan Huff first went to camp when he was 5 years old, and in some ways he never left. He became captivated with the camp’s nature hut, which led to…
700 conversations
Mission & Ministry

700 conversations

Over seven days and seven nights in July, 10 Lutheran Men in Mission (LMM) members, along with four spouses, stimulated some 700 conversations about church and faith while riding in…
A better cow for a better life
Mission & Ministry

A better cow for a better life

Ever think about the reach of your ELCA offerings? Ever wonder if a small contribution to a place far away can really make a difference? For some time now in…
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Sparking faith

Sparks are flying at Trinity Lutheran Church in Mount Joy, Pa. The congregation’s youth are pairing their burning passions with projects that serve the community, share the gospel, and help…
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Image of God

There is a story of angels who grew bothered when they learned that God had planned to make human beings in God’s own image. “How can something so precious and…