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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…
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Asking for forgiveness
Question: I lost my patience and yelled at my child. How do I correct this? Imagine the scene. It is 9:23 a.m. on Sunday. One child wants you to read…
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See how children experience church through this ‘Pray-Ground’
How do we make it abundantly clear that children are welcome in worship? This is the question Andrea Roske-Metcalfe, a pastor of Grace Lutheran Church, Apple Valley, Minn., posed when…
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Cat’s in the cradle & my son is a grad
My son, Seth, graduated from high school a few days ago. Harry Chapin’s “Cat’s in the Cradle” keeps popping up in my head every time I pause to catch my…
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Intense sequences of peril
In the fear of the Lord one has strong confidence, and one’s children will have a refuge (Proverbs 14:26). One of the newer reasons for a movie to receive a…
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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…
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Cultivating creativity
School funding hasn’t fully recovered from the economic recession of 2007 to 2009. Since then, at least 26 states budget less per student, according to the Center on Budget and…
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Life abundant at any age
I came that they may have life, and have it abundantly (John 10:10). Christ is risen! Christ is risen indeed! Alleluia! The season of Easter is ushered in with flowers…
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Faith and family
Q+A How do I teach my child empathy? Our children hear it every day at school and at home: share, take turns, keep your hands to yourself. Yet it takes…
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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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Youth tutoring program provides lesson plans for life
On a recent Thursday evening at Ebenezer Lutheran in Chicago, students sat at tables smiling, laughing, talking and enjoying a meal of pasta prepared by Michael Fick, pastor of the…
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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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