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Red light, green light
The rules of driving are easy. A red light means stop, and a green light means go. Even young children who can’t drive yet know what these lights mean. However,…
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Reflecting on the 2018 ELCA Youth Gathering
The ELCA Youth Gathering occurs every three years and brings youth from across the ELCA to one city for faith formation, education about the church and serving the community. This…
Faith in Action
Living up to our name
Our names—and the stories behind them—matter. Since I moved to the United States, my naming story has never been more important to me. My name carries the story of my…
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When papers become ash
My Uncle John died in late March of this year. I miss him very much, and I continue to hold my cousins in prayer as they grieve the loss of…
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A Jewish-born orphan becomes a Lutheran pastor
Peter Boe, born with the name Volodja Sinegins, was about 7 and his brother was two years younger in 1944 when a woman shouting was all that stood between them…
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I’m a Lutheran leader: Erin Power
This year we’re putting an emphasis on stories that highlight leadership and leaders from around the ELCA. “I’m a Lutheran leader” is an online feature that highlights the many ways…
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Finding home: An introduction
They arrived in the fall, still shell-shocked by their tortuous journey from a small Vietnamese village where news of the world, let alone the United States, was practically non-existent. Uoc…
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Report from a retired pastor
Thank God I am in charge of next to nothing. Mostly I take care of the garden and pets these days (Anne Lamott, Hallelujah Anyway; Random House, 2017). Earl is…
Mission & Ministry
Color-brave, not color-blind
Editor’s note: Each ELCA Ethnic Specific and Multicultural Ministry has developed a mission strategy unique to its needs and aspirations. In this monthly series, we will feature the presidents of each…
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I’m a Lutheran: Jonathan Ernst
Lutheran Church of the Reformation, Washington, D.C. Photojournalist for Reuters I believe Martin Luther King Jr. was right when he said the arc of history bends toward justice. I feel…
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Royal overconfidence and the spirit of God
This week’s lectionary readings tell the story of two very different kings who both made poor decisions based on overconfidence that lead to fatal consequences for someone else. The difference…
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World Cup for humanitarianism: “Play Like a Girl”
Q&A with Lutheran author Ellie Roscher, who wrote Play Like a Girl about a girls soccer team and school in Kenya—and how sports, faith, feminism and global missions can work…
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