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Another mama’s baby helped me remember

I asked a mama I hardly know if I could hold her baby. She looked relieved and handed him up to me from the chair where she was helping her…

Churches create autism-friendly activity bags
Faith in Action

Churches create autism-friendly activity bags

For children with autism, the noise and movement of an average worship service can be challenging. For their families, finding a welcoming church home can be just as difficult. This…

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‘If God calls us, we are coming’

In the occupied areas of the Holy Land, bravery and hope survive.

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Racist posts by congregants?

It may be an awkward situation, but it needs to be addressed.

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Faith in the spaces

Art from Bible stories adorns the walls of historical country churches in Sweden. A tour guide gives their history and explains that the artwork does more than beautify the space…

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In praise of service – and words

Witness without words is a witness to ourselves, not witness to Christ.

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Sowing seeds

Dagny May Bankewitz, 10 months old and newly baptized, plays with confetti “seeds of faith and love” used during worship to illustrate the parable of the sower. Dagny and her…

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Grandma in Blue with Red Hat

A boy attends art classes at the museum where he and the other children are asked why a painting should be in an exhibition. They reply that it is beautiful,…

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A new church for a new country

Situated in eastern Africa is the newest country in the world. But newest isn’t the only way to describe South Sudan — it’s also one of the most volatile. After…

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Developing ‘strong bonds’

Every day nearly 150 ELCA clergy are at work ministering to the women and men of the U.S. armed forces. “As chaplains we interact with our people in some powerful…

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Living Lutheran amid elections

How can the Lutheran tradition help us navigate all the rhetoric?