A true thanksgiving
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A true thanksgiving

Editor’s note: This article originally ran Nov. 24, 2021. “For all of this I owe it to God to thank and praise, serve and obey him.” With these words in…

Thankful ground
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Thankful ground

O give thanks to the Lord, call on God’s name, make known God’s deeds among the peoples. Sing to the Lord, sing praises to God, tell of all God’s wonderful…

What we value
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What we value

Growing up on our family dairy farm, I struggled with my dad’s leniency toward those who fell short of his high standards. Whether they were an incompetent hired hand or…

Five ways to honor veterans
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Five ways to honor veterans

Editor’s note: This article originally ran Nov. 8, 2018. With Veterans’ Day upon us, it’s good to remember the 20 million of them who live among us. Some are members…

On the playground, grace steps in
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On the playground, grace steps in

When I met Mark, his first marriage had failed, as had mine, but his love and commitment toward his young daughter, Kristen, were unshakable. When we married, she became a…

Their field of dreams
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Their field of dreams

On a typical field it likely would have been a routine fly—in baseball lingo, a can of corn. But in Dyersville, Iowa, the ball tracked by Luther College center fielder…

All Saints Day
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All Saints Day

Editor’s note: This article originally ran Oct. 29, 2018. There is a lot of meaning packed into the word all in All Saints. Let’s explore the day through this simple…

500 years of God’s word in common language
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500 years of God’s word in common language

Five hundred years ago in September, at the Leipzig Fair in the German state of Saxony, the printer Melchior Lotter Jr. offered up for sale his first edition of the…

Known and seen
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Known and seen

One of my favorite Sunday school songs is “Zacchaeus Was a Wee Little Man” (“And a wee little man was he”). I love teaching the actions to kids and watching…

Christ’s love in Karlsruhe
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Christ’s love in Karlsruhe

The 11th Assembly of the World Council of Churches (WCC) convened in Karlsruhe, Germany, Aug. 31–Sept. 8. Representatives of the ELCA were among the more than 4,000 delegates, participants, observers,…