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Thanks for your service

‘Thank you for your time’ To Daniel J. Lehmann: Thank you for your time, efforts and service as editor of The Lutheran (December, page 4). I enjoy reading the articles…

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After 10 years, final thoughts

It has come down to the final 460 words (the length of these missives). This is my last column as editor of The Lutheran. I’ve made some of the points…

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Google and your congregation

Keep your website fresh to attract the search engine and visitors.

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Who should run the congregation?

Is it the pastor or the members? Or is a third party really in control?

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Do you have a special bell?

Mine calls me to silence, especially when my impulse is to rant.

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Just being welcoming isn’t enough

In a secular society, congregations need to do more to survive.

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Struggling with the ‘why’ of evil

A parent’s grief-inspired video game, surprisingly, may be useful.

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Healing begins in San Bernardino

The slow process is painful, yet hope has increased amid the suffering.

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Something doesn’t like a wall

The odds for their success keep dropping, and failure is inevitable.

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The comfort of living light

But we can become too focused on ourselves, meeting our own needs.

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An Epiphany of expansive love

The gospel invitation is expanded beyond the family to everyone.