What we value
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What we value

Growing up on our family dairy farm, I struggled with my dad’s leniency toward those who fell short of his high standards. Whether they were an incompetent hired hand or…
Five ways to honor veterans
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Five ways to honor veterans

Editor’s note: This article originally ran Nov. 8, 2018. With Veterans’ Day upon us, it’s good to remember the 20 million of them who live among us. Some are members…
On the playground, grace steps in
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On the playground, grace steps in

When I met Mark, his first marriage had failed, as had mine, but his love and commitment toward his young daughter, Kristen, were unshakable. When we married, she became a…
Their field of dreams
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Their field of dreams

On a typical field it likely would have been a routine fly—in baseball lingo, a can of corn. But in Dyersville, Iowa, the ball tracked by Luther College center fielder…
All Saints Day
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All Saints Day

Editor’s note: This article originally ran Oct. 29, 2018. There is a lot of meaning packed into the word all in All Saints. Let’s explore the day through this simple…
500 years of God’s word in common language
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500 years of God’s word in common language

Five hundred years ago in September, at the Leipzig Fair in the German state of Saxony, the printer Melchior Lotter Jr. offered up for sale his first edition of the…
Known and seen
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Known and seen

One of my favorite Sunday school songs is “Zacchaeus Was a Wee Little Man” (“And a wee little man was he”). I love teaching the actions to kids and watching…
I’m a Lutheran: Cheryl Sandrock
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I’m a Lutheran: Cheryl Sandrock

St. John Evangelical Lutheran Church, Oak Harbor, Ohio Elementary general music teacher Attending church with my mom and grandparents is one of my earliest memories. My grandmother would hold me…
Step into mystery
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Step into mystery

“By love he can be grasped and held, but by thought, neither grasped nor held. … With a devout and delightful stirring of love, [you must] struggle to pierce that…
Faith as participation in God’s being
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Faith as participation in God’s being

Series editor’s note:  Throughout 2022,  “Deeper understandings” will feature biblical scholars sharing some of their favorite books of the Bible. Next month, Justin Jeffcoat Schedtler will continue this theme. —Kathryn…