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Empty shelves and questions
First, a confession: As a woman of privilege, I’ve rarely wanted for daily bread. But last March, while I stared at barren grocery shelves, panic rose. I worried how I…
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Built to thrive
Anyone driving along Oak Street in Lexington, S.C., this spring may notice about a half dozen construction workers—and a few volunteers—attaching boards to a wood-frame skeleton with a prominent arch…
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Blessings through life’s seasons
With his small hand reaching out to be held and his blue eyes looking up, he asks, “I go with, Mama?” I’m standing at our front door, bag in hand,…
Prayer Ventures
Prayer ventures: May 20
Every day, Living Lutheran offers a prayer for the day from the ELCA resource Prayer Ventures, which can be downloaded here. These petitions are offered as a guide for your own prayer life…
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What our children witness
Focal verse “They devoted themselves to the apostles’ teaching and fellowship, to the breaking of bread and the prayers” (Acts 2:42). Reflection Once a month (pre-pandemic), the church we attend…
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God or mother? Both
For a long time I was pleasantly indifferent to the ubiquitous metaphor of God as our parent (usually as father). I was raised by two loving parents who did not…
Mission & Ministry
Total inclusion
Like many Lutheran programs, ELCA outdoor ministries have faced challenges in determining the most effective way to serve, and be led by, people who are often marginalized, said Don Johnson,…
Voices of Faith
My take: Why are we doing this, anyway?
“And a little child shall lead them” (Isaiah 11:6). My husband and I were both religious studies college majors, religious studies high school teachers, then religious studies college instructors. Eric…
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What is God doing?
Focal verse I pray that you may have the power to comprehend, with all the saints, what is the breadth and length and height and depth, and to know the…
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Embrace new life
There’s a reason why we in the Northern Hemisphere celebrate Easter during spring. It’s a time when the sun shines more, temperatures grow warmer, ice thaws, animals come out of…
Voices of Faith
This is our story
Tucked between choir robes and Christmas pageant clothes, I sit with my knees pressed to my torso, breathing quietly. I’m playing one of my favorite youth group games—sardines. Sardines is…
Living Faithfully
Five thoughts on faithful parenting during the coronavirus pandemic
Things have changed. For many of us, this feels as if it happened overnight. For my family, the change took two days to sink in. That the school bus wasn’t…
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