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Two boys but one world

“We have the means to assist people … all we need is the will.”

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Rising up together

Click here to see all the photos from the 2015 ELCA Youth Gathering. Photos by Chris Ocken. At a neighborhood park in Detroit, Callan Geier, 17,  and David Philpot, 74,…

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Let’s raise disciples

Christian parents and caregivers have the difficult and blessed task of raising disciples. When our children are baptized as infants, we profess our belief in their full and complete membership…

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Something new for the Gathering

Editors thought we’d try something different for coverage of the 2015 ELCA Youth Gathering in Detroit. We let photographs tell much of the story over 10 pages in this issue…

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Image of God

There is a story of angels who grew bothered when they learned that God had planned to make human beings in God’s own image. “How can something so precious and…

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The gift of vulnerability

This week’s reflection was written by Sarah Flatt, pastor of St. John Lutheran Church in Capac, Mich. Flatt was a team leader for the Definitely-Abled Youth Leadership Event that took place in Detroit prior to the 2015 ELCA Youth Gathering.

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Reforming our metaphors for God

Some of the standard ones might not be useful for some people.

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A long summer, for many reasons

But despite its many trying events, there is still hope.

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Finally the song makes sense

Alex LaChapelle is associate pastor of St. Luke Lutheran Church in Park Ridge, Ill. He loves playing music and attending concerts. This week, he talks about how a member’s funeral helped him understand a familiar children’s song.

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Backpack, and people, blessings

It’s not just students with bags who can benefit from it.

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Coping with spiritual dog days

There are ways to navigate such times until there is a break.

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I learned to hide my true nature

Bishop Kevin Kanouse’s July 18 letter to members of his synod.