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Plan now for Earth Day Sunday

The day is an opportunity to focus our worship on God’s creation.
Avoiding sleeping through Lent
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Avoiding sleeping through Lent

It is human to shut our eyes and pretend that Jesus won’t have to die.
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9 things that might fail today

What worked 10 years ago for congregations might not anymore.
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Embracing diversity in the pews

Multicultural ELCA congregations share their successes, struggles.
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When hope in the future awakens

How can the church help those looking for a better tomorrow?
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Immersion programs build bridges

At Oaks Indian Mission in Oklahoma, Lutherans pondered what it means when a white person supports sports teams that use racial slurs as their mascots. Many miles away at Living…
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A force in Iowa

When the new Star Wars movie made its December debut, congregations, pastors and organists across the ELCA used it as an opportunity to tap into current culture. First Lutheran Church…
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Poetry takes center stage in NYC

Every third Sunday afternoon, folks gather at St. John Lutheran Church, New York, N.Y., for Kairos Poetry Café, which plays host to poets, musicians, and performing and visual artists. The…
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Ashes to go

This will be the fourth year that Gustavus Adolphus Lutheran Church in New York City takes to the street with ashes, prayer and God’s love on Ash Wednesday (Feb. 10…
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Closed church’s legacy lives on

Small business closings across the country are quite common. When the accountant and attorney say, “The time has come,” typically employees are let go, merchandise is liquidated, doors are closed…