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My faith journey: “I will be there”
The last place I would have imagined I would finally respond to the still, small voice of God calling me into ministry would be at a Pride event. For years,…
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An ancient ELCA church in the U.S. Virgin Islands
If someone were to ask you to name one of the oldest Lutheran churches in the Western Hemisphere, would you know it is Frederick Lutheran Church on St. Thomas Island?…
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I’m a Lutheran: Peyton Lindmark
St. Paul Lutheran Church, Davenport, Iowa Senior, Luther College, Decorah, Iowa Exercise Science major and Luther baseball second baseman My home congregation is the same church my parents grew up…
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Prayers for the fulfillment of King’s dream
Editor’s note: This post was originally published on the ELCA Racial Justice blog. I was 4 years old when Martin Luther King Jr. was assassinated. I was too young to understand the import…
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King’s theological legacy
I give you a new commandment, that you love one another. Just as I have loved you, you also should love one another. By this everyone will know that you…
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Operation: Cookie Conversations
Sue and I approached the first house with trepidation. I had some paper and a pen in my hands, she balanced a tote bag full of plates of cookies carefully…
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Caring about the little things in the films of 2022
(There are some spoilers for the film The Banshees of Inisherin ahead.) Colm Doherty cares about important things. A lifelong resident of the fictional Irish island Inisherin, Colm has spent his…
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The friction of faith
Last Christmas a corner of Chicago’s Wrigley Field was transformed into an ice skating rink. Skating at the rink was a far cry from the ice skating I did on…
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Made good by God’s love
When I dieted, I’d think about food all day. I tried many things, but for me the easiest was to divide every single food into strict categories: “good” and “bad,”…
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A culture of innovation
Iain Chester wondered how members of Gen Z experience meaning and purpose, and what those answers mean to the ELCA. Patrick Nagaro worked with a group that explored bringing to…
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Gold, frankincense and casseroles
Our baby boy came early. We knew he would; our obstetrician had planned the induction two weeks before our due date. And then, as babies tend to do, he didn’t…
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Our Christmas miracle
But the angel said to them, “Do not be afraid; for see—I am bringing you good news of great joy for all the people: to you is born this day…
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