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Just one more Lutheran body

Page 8 of this issue contains a 203-word article (“Another Lutheran body formed“) on the founding of another Lutheran denomination. No more, no less. The North American Lutheran Church came…
Lutheranism 101

Lutheranism 101

 What does it mean to be Lutheran? For many in the ELCA who’ve grown up Lutheran, religious identity is intertwined with a sense of family and cultural traditions: beer and…
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The Rapture

These days the Rapture captures a lot of press. In April I was asked to lead an adult Sunday school class on the creeds. The week before the class, 60…
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Saints and sinners

Some religious traditions distinguish between saints, who obey God’s will, and sinners, who disobey. Others set apart saints as super-holy people. Regular Christians like you and me aren’t particularly bad,…