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Camp for kids like them
In September 2020, Amelia Siewert was diagnosed with Type 1 diabetes (T1-D). She was 6-1/2 years old. In the first couple weeks after her diagnosis, the child asked her mother…
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A summer of faithful play
Focal verse: You show me the path of life. In your presence there is fullness of joy; in your right hand are pleasures forevermore (Psalm 16:11). Reflection My children never…
Voices of Faith
I’m a Lutheran: Deanna Branch
Hephatha Lutheran Church, Milwaukee, Wis. Author of Aidan: The Lead-Free Superhero, Coalition on Lead Emergency organizer, lead awareness advocate. I have been a member of Hephatha Lutheran Church since I…
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Join Moo-Moo’s club
As president of Luther Seminary, Robin Steinke has talked to plenty of dignitaries and religious leaders. But she’s never met anyone quite like the small, black-and-white spotted cow with a…
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A motherless Mother’s Day
I stopped going to Mother’s Day services after my mom died. When that second Sunday in May pops up on my calendar, I find something else to do, anything that…
Prayer Ventures
Prayer ventures: May 14
Every day, Living Lutheran offers a prayer from the ELCA resource Prayer ventures, which can be downloaded here. These daily petitions are offered as a guide for your own prayer life…
Voices of Faith
Grace for the parenting journey
My 8-year-old daughter recently started horseback riding lessons. One afternoon I walked behind on her trail ride. Earlier that morning, I’d lost my patience with the kids while getting ready…
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A well-loved faith
Focal verse “Commit your way to the Lord; trust in him, and he will act” (Psalm 37:5). Reflection Next to my armchair sits a wicker basket that holds books and…
Lectionary Blog
Lectionary blog: Becoming God’s family
Lectionary for May 7, 2023 Fifth Sunday of Easter Acts 7:55-60; Psalm 31:1-5, 15-16; 1 Peter 2:2-10; John 14:1-14 We all have different metaphors for God. For me, God’s kingship…
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Watching for Easter
Jesus’ resurrection was an incredible moment. It transformed our lives, our world and eternity. And no one saw it. The story we read in the Gospels every Easter tells us…
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Slow faith
Focal verse “This is love, that we walk according to his commandments; this is the commandment just as you have heard it from the beginning—you must walk in it” (2…
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Reflecting on life and death this Lent
Focal verse “I thank my God every time I remember you, constantly praying with joy in every one of my prayers for all of you, because of your sharing in…
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