I’m a Lutheran: Andrew Mahone
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I’m a Lutheran: Andrew Mahone

Top-ranked Pokémon Trading Card Game player; co-host, Pokémon: Trainer Tour; YouTuber and streamer Trinity Lutheran Church, Kent, Ohio I got involved at Trinity Lutheran as COVID-19 restrictions were beginning to…

I’m a Lutheran: Bill Bamford
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I’m a Lutheran: Bill Bamford

Aerospace engineer Christ Evangelical Lutheran Church, Millersville, Md. We have been attending Christ Lutheran for roughly 18 years. After moving to Maryland we did a bit of church shopping in…

A life in the light, a life together
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A life in the light, a life together

Series editor’s note: Throughout 2024 “Deeper understandings” will feature teaching scholars of the ELCA reflecting on the many ways that Lutheran theology makes a difference for our daily lives. —Kristin Johnston Largen, president…

My faith journey: On God’s refrigerator
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My faith journey: On God’s refrigerator

“If God had a refrigerator, your picture would be on it. … Face it, friend. He is crazy about you!” —Max Lucado, minister and author For nearly 40 years, as…

Practicing acts of micro-kindness
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Practicing acts of micro-kindness

Series editor’s note: Throughout 2024, “Deeper understandings” will feature teaching scholars of the ELCA reflecting on the many ways that Lutheran theology makes a difference for our daily lives. —Kristin Johnston Largen,…

On Martin Luther and horror movies
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On Martin Luther and horror movies

I was 4 years old when I saw my first horror movie. My parents loved to go to the movies, and this was the 1980s, when Freddie Kreuger, Michael Myers…

A conversation with Vica-Etta Henrietta Steel
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A conversation with Vica-Etta Henrietta Steel

June is Pride Month! We are excited to affirm and embrace everyone in the church, and to amplify the voices of our ELCA siblings in the LGBTQIA+ community. Today we…

A conversation with Chay Rossing
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A conversation with Chay Rossing

June is Pride Month! We are excited to affirm and embrace everyone in the church, and to amplify the voices of our ELCA siblings in the LGBTQIA+ community. Today we…