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Lectionary blog: A time for sorrow and joy
On All Saints Day, we trust in God and smile through our tears.
Faith in Action
Jesus on the brain
Song lyrics like this use language describing God’s presence inside our bodies, and as faithful Christians, we are commanded to love the Lord with all our hearts and souls and…
Mission & Ministry
The power of language
As a teen, Alen Omerbegovic and his family were forced out of their home during the ethnic cleansing that accompanied the war in Bosnia and Herzegovina in the 1990s. They…
Women and the Reformation
Its legacy of strong women continues to empower leaders today.
Faith in Action
Ice cream evangelism
One Monday morning, Twila Schock, pastor of Christ Lutheran Church, Belvidere, Ill., was in for a pleasant surprise when she opened her work email. A mother wrote to thank her…
Faith in Action
‘Gifts for Jesus’
Members of St. George Lutheran Church, Edinburgh, Ind., for years celebrated the gifts of the magi every Epiphany by offering their own gifts. Called “Gifts for Jesus,” members were invited…
Faith in Action
Her idea
Sozi is a creative girl whose head is swarming with hundreds of ideas. Alas, when she decides to begin a work of art, her wandering mind refuses to stay focused….
Mission & Ministry
Desire
When I ask people to describe their Christian faith, I typically hear them recite a list of religious ideas they believe. “I believe in God,” many will say. “I believe…
Mission & Ministry
Fundraising via social media
One growing area of raising money is called “peer-to-peer fundraising.” This approach invites individuals or groups to support a cause by contributing to a giving goal. For example, you may…
Lectionary Blog
Lectionary blog: Tossing the cloak of our old life
It is a radical repentance, one that leads to new life in Christ.
Lectionary Blog
Lectionary blog: ‘Crushed for our iniquities’
God cares about what God has saved, and God loves it all.
Lectionary Blog
Lectionary blog: Shocked, he went away grieving
We don’t like to be told there can be a problem with wealth.
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