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Mainline Protestants under 35?

Yes, they exist and this one will tell you why it works for her.
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Giving thanks in all circumstances

For this is the will of God in Christ Jesus for you.
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Our identity

Stop all executions I read that [Kelly Gissendaner] was executed (“Gissendaner sings while executed”; November, page 10). To kill someone who confessed their sin and was forgiven by our Lord…
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Ups, a few downs the past 10 years

Ten years ago I became editor of The Lutheran. It was a position I had applied for previously but didn’t receive, so I assumed the door of opportunity had shut….
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Sacred space

This week’s reflection on sacred space is from Kelly Faulstich, pastor of Resurrection Lutheran Church in Chicago.
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A life-changing gift of grace

When least expected, the hand of God can intervene in our lives.
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Unlocking the faith of college students

This week Brian Beckstrom, campus pastor at Wartburg College, Waverly, Iowa, reflects on the many challenges facing first-year students and how faith plays a role.
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What’s your story?

Sarah Carson is the marketing and communication manager at Lakeview Pantry in Chicago. She is a member of Grace Lutheran Church in Evanston, Ill. This week she asks, “Who is God calling you to reach out to today?”
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Learning from a quiet God

We must learn to trust the unspoken relationship we have with God.
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Embracing diversity

What a great, personal story about Chris Pollock (September, page 12). What a horribly impersonal headline on that story. “Man grasps college, church & future” sounds like something that may…
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Luther’s Small Catechism: Tasting it again for the first time

The old advertisement for Kellogg’s Corn Flakes (“taste them again for the first time”) helps introduce Martin Luther’s Small Catechism, in part because many Lutheran adults—having been subjected to it…
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‘And yet … the shootings go on’

The tragedies defy all of our thoughts and all of our prayers.