Young adults pursue ALT-ernate experience after college, high school
Mission & Ministry

Young adults pursue ALT-ernate experience after college, high school

For many young adults, the arrival of August signifies the start of the college journey, a time to pack bags, leave home (maybe) and study independently among thousands of other…

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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 …

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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…

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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…

July film and book reviews
Spiritual Resources

July film and book reviews

Film review Last Days in the Desert This is an immersive spiritual drama inspired by the story of Jesus’ 40 days in the wilderness when he was tempted by the…

June film and book reviews
Spiritual Resources

June film and book reviews

Film review The Jungle Book. This stunning Disney film with live-action and computer-generated imagery in 3-D is an adventure story that keeps us on the edge of our seats. It’s…

Study guide: 10-year-old wears tie and spirit of welcome
Spiritual Resources

Study guide: 10-year-old wears tie and spirit of welcome

Grown-ups certainly can learn a lot when a 10-year-old boy serves as the congregation’s greeter-in-chief and biggest cheerleader. To discuss the article “10-year-old wears a tie and spirit of welcome,”…

10-year-old wears tie and spirit of welcome
Faith in Action

10-year-old wears tie and spirit of welcome

Zachary Fetter looks like your average 10-year-old: he bowls, sings in his elementary school chorus, is interested in model railroads and trolleys, and his buddies call him by a cool…

I’m a Lutheran: Kylie Oversen
Voices of Faith

I’m a Lutheran: Kylie Oversen

Christus Rex Lutheran Campus Center, University of North Dakota, Grand Forks Law student, state representative and chair of the North Dakota Democratic-Nonpartisan League Party I found my faith when I…

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Spiritual Resources

Try this

St. Paul Lutheran Church, Telford, Pa., provides its families with wooden boxes that hold all they need to worship at home. “Should a family not be able to get to…

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Faith in Action

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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Faith in Action

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,…