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Plan now for Earth Day Sunday
The day is an opportunity to focus our worship on God’s creation.
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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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A truth that hurts and heals
I am not proud of my track record on confronting systemic racism.
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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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The garden that grows reconciliation
Botswana, with one of the highest rates of HIV and AIDS in the world, is known for its progressive approach to addressing community needs. One of its many projects is…
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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…
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