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Art as Lenten discipline

After he spends time in an art museum, Paul R. Olsen says he sees his world differently. “I see light. I see darkness. I see lines. I see shapes. I…

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Wait, it’s Advent

“I can’t wait!” Children say it all the time. They can’t wait for their birthday, for dessert, for it to snow, and then for the snow to melt .… But…

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Hildegard’s legacy lives on

She is an inspiration from a time when women had few rights.

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‘In joy and in sorrow’

My wife deserved more than a husband so burdened with sadness.

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‘Ohana’ means ‘family’

Family means no one gets left behind.

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The desert in modern times

A life defined by silence and prayer? Who has time for that?

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The King James Bible

We did not know that there was any other version.

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Eucharistic prayer for Lent

You ordained for everything a season.

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20 Largest ELCA congregations in 2012

Hope, West Des Moines, Iowa 9,539 Mount Olivet, Minneapolis 6,000 Santa Maria de Guadalupe, Irving, Texas 4,500 Hope, Fargo, N.D. 3,258 St. Philip the Deacon, Plymouth, Minn. 1,968 Shepherd of…

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20 Largest ELCA congregations in 2012

Hope, West Des Moines, Iowa 9,539 Mount Olivet, Minneapolis 6,000 Santa Maria de Guadalupe, Irving, Texas 4,500 Hope, Fargo, N.D. 3,258 St. Philip the Deacon, Plymouth, Minn. 1,968 Shepherd of…

Favorite hymns

Favorite hymns

Even the most popular had no more than five mentions each: “Abide With Me”; “Children of the Heavenly Father”; “Amazing Grace”; “A Mighty Fortress”; “Beautiful Savior”; “I Was There to…

Theologian, yes. Pastor, yes. Martyr, ehhh…

Theologian, yes. Pastor, yes. Martyr, ehhh…

After a failed attempt to kill Hitler, the authorities treated Bonhoeffer the way any government would have treated an insurgent.