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Night songs
Every couple of years, on a dark night in winter, the sanctuary at University Lutheran Church of Hope (ULCH) in Minneapolis is transformed into a planetarium. During the event, called…
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Built to thrive
Anyone driving along Oak Street in Lexington, S.C., this spring may notice about a half dozen construction workers—and a few volunteers—attaching boards to a wood-frame skeleton with a prominent arch…
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A liberating hope
A Twin Cities-area congregation has used a powerful financial lever to improve the lives of hundreds of families while drawing attention to a societal problem: the crushing weight of hospital…
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Seeing God in community
As people around the world adjust to the “new normal” brought on by the COVID-19 pandemic, there is an increased focus on caring for the most vulnerable people in our…
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A season of growth
St. Mark Lutheran Church in Van Wert, Ohio, is digging deep in its community outreach. The congregation has partnered with the local juvenile court to have junior high and high…
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Study guide: A liberating hope
Debt from unpaid or uninsured medical bills causes thousands of people to spend their life savings, jeopardize their retirement, go into poverty or declare bankruptcy. Sometimes all of the above!…
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Two religions, one building
For nearly six years, St. Mark Lutheran Church in Fargo, N.D., could find only temporary spaces to gather for worship. Now the congregation has found a place that could be…
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Open doors
For years Marsha Harris worked at various congregations—first as a layperson and then while waiting for her first call—before a class attended by only a handful of people made her…
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Keeping vigil
A centuries-old Christian tradition and its powerful celebration of baptism are making a slow but steady comeback in the ELCA. Pastors across the church are infusing their congregations with the…
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Cloaks and palms
From Spirit in the Hills Lutheran Church in Spicewood, Texas, to First Lutheran Church of San Diego, some ELCA congregations are adding clothing donations to their Palm Sunday processionals, linking…
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When faith is a verb
“I was—I am—an alcoholic,” said Melody Gulbrantson. “On my own, I entered an AA recovery program. My sister cared for my children, but my son gave her trouble. I took…
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Let’s do laundry
Abby Vesga understands what it’s like to not know where you will lay your head at night, when your next meal will be or how you will clean your clothes. …
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