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Faith in Action

Lectionary blog: Messing up God’s good thing

So, what can we do now to become a part of the solution? 

Halloween: Trick or treat?
Faith in Action

Halloween: Trick or treat?

When the toddler daughter of a friend was just learning to talk, she spent Halloween shouting, “Trick treat! Trick treat!” She was way ahead of her time, that youngster, for…

Through a glass darkly
Faith in Action

Through a glass darkly

For now we see in a mirror, dimly, but then we will see face to face. Now I know only in part; then I will know fully, even as I…

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The art of tradition

Whether it be caroling with the church choir, baking Christmas cookies for neighbors or making a day of selecting the perfect blue spruce to chop down and decorate, Christmas traditions…

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Rising up together

Click here to see all the photos from the 2015 ELCA Youth Gathering. Photos by Chris Ocken. At a neighborhood park in Detroit, Callan Geier, 17,  and David Philpot, 74,…

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Let’s raise disciples

Christian parents and caregivers have the difficult and blessed task of raising disciples. When our children are baptized as infants, we profess our belief in their full and complete membership…

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Sparking faith

Sparks are flying at Trinity Lutheran Church in Mount Joy, Pa. The congregation’s youth are pairing their burning passions with projects that serve the community, share the gospel, and help…

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The gift of vulnerability

This week’s reflection was written by Sarah Flatt, pastor of St. John Lutheran Church in Capac, Mich. Flatt was a team leader for the Definitely-Abled Youth Leadership Event that took place in Detroit prior to the 2015 ELCA Youth Gathering.

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On forgiveness and sex abuse

A survivor writes of the harm caused by forced forgiveness.