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Faith in Action
God’s heartbeat
Have you ever cried so hard, been so upset, that you couldn’t catch your breath? Have you been so overwhelmed by life—violence … inequality … death … brokenness—that you couldn’t…
Faith in Action
Lessons in gratitude
Now that I’m a parent I get it. Or at least now I laugh at myself more because I think I get it—I have some semblance of how God feels…
Faith in Action
Axis of stability
Change is constant: seasons come and go; people are born, people die; jobs drift; cars break down. The news changes daily—some new horror to try to explain to kids. Their…
Faith in Action
Walking toward one another, cultivating understanding
The small village where I served with the Peace Corps had never hosted a volunteer. Nestled beside one of the two roads in the country, an eight-hour bus ride from…
Faith in Action
Holy trek to college
As my daughter Junie prepares to go to college this fall, I think of our journey over the last year as a sort of spiritual pilgrimage. By naming the college…
Faith in Action
Tablets for tots
Tech-savvy youth and the latest in tablet technology have connected Trinity Lutheran Church in Tullahoma, Tenn., and the children of the Tullahoma Day Care Center. The congregation’s “Mentoring Ministry” project …
Spiritual Resources
Media in ministry: Highly recommended
Kids and Prayer (DVD) Parents, teachers and young children will enjoy this introduction to prayer by Rachel G. Hackenberg. Kids and Prayer is divided into four segments, each approximately 10…
Voices of Faith
God’s breath of life
“Take a deep breath. “Really deep. “No, deeper. “Breathe in from your stomach.” My husband, Stephen, looked at me from across the dining room table. Charlotte, our 1-year-old daughter, was…
Faith in Action
Faith and family: The God of sheer silence
He said, “Go out and stand on the mountain before the Lord for the Lord is about to pass by.” Now there was a great wind, so strong that it…
Faith in Action
How a whole new ministry unfolded
A year ago in Detroit, some 30,000 Lutheran youth brought boxes upon boxes of diapers with them to the ELCA Youth Gathering held there in July. Why diapers? Prior to the…
Voices of Faith
Abundant life
Summer is finally here! Time to unwind, hit the beach, go on vacation or spend a lazy afternoon in a hammock, right? Well maybe summer doesn’t feel quite as leisurely…
Voices of Faith
A dad’s concern
Being a father is a wide-open venture. When my wife and I had each of our two children, we were filled with joy at their arrival and committed to loving…
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