Waiting on truth
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Waiting on truth

Editor’s note: On Oct. 18, the church commemorates the Feast of St. Luke, Evangelist.  In 1959, Philip Roth published “The Conversion of the Jews,” an amusing short story about Ozzie…
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Finding home: A story of adoption

She sat at my table surrounded by friends before taking a long, deep breath. “I don’t want to dominate the conversation,” she said, “but there are some things I’d like…
I’m a Lutheran: Bettye Olson
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I’m a Lutheran: Bettye Olson

Gloria Dei Lutheran Church, St. Paul, Minn. Artist and retired art teacher  I believe art has been my passion, my work, my inspiration and sometimes my healer. It has always…
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Looking for the Word

In the beginning was the Word, and the Word was with God, and the Word was God. He was in the beginning with God. All things came into being through…
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Seen and unseen

Editor’s note: On Sept. 29, the church commemorates the Festival of  St. Michael and All Angels.  The book of Daniel is filled with wonderful stories concerning a fiery furnace, mysterious…
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Answered prayers in yellow shirts

“OK,” I said, “now it’s time to model them.” Each kid took the fleece hat they were tying together to donate at the ELCA Youth Gathering and put it on….
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Prayer without words

My lifelong experiences of prayer were formed when I was very young. They began with learning to pray—always with words—in all the places young children are wont to do: prayers…
Mary, Mother of our Lord
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Mary, Mother of our Lord

Series editor’s note: This month’s article continues our series on texts and themes related to our common Lutheran worship with this explanation of Mary, Mother of Our Lord, who is…
The sabbath lesson in <i>Christopher Robin</i>
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The sabbath lesson in Christopher Robin

In the first 15 minutes of the new film Christopher Robin, the title character does the following: decides he’s too old to continue playing with Winnie the Pooh and his…
I’m a Lutheran leader: Melinda Lando
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I’m a Lutheran leader: Melinda Lando

This year we’re putting an emphasis on stories that highlight leadership and leaders from around the ELCA. “I’m a Lutheran leader” is an online feature that highlights the many ways…
Bread. Again.
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Bread. Again.

Bread, bread and more bread. This month’s lectionary readings continue a five-week discourse from John 6 where we encounter Jesus feeding the multitudes.   This story from the fourth Gospel offers…
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Tame your tweet

In 2018, untamed tweets often make headlines. James 3:1-12, one of our lectionary readings for September, addresses the human tendency to let words run rampant, even in the pre-Twitter world…