Encourage wonder
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Encourage wonder

Good stories not only stay with us, they shape us. They shape our choices, thoughts and beliefs. If we want to shape our kids’ faith beliefs, we are better off…
Teaching prayer
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Teaching prayer

Focal verse “Do not worry about anything, but in everything by prayer and supplication with thanksgiving let your requests be made known to God” (Philippians 4:6). Reflection Encouraging our kids…
The power of presence
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The power of presence

Focal verse “This is my commandment, that you love one another as I have loved you. No one has greater love than this, to lay down one’s life for one’s…
Faithful families
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Faithful families

In ELCA congregations, families come in myriad shapes, sizes and expressions. Each family is vibrant and unique, but all share a common belief in God that is nurtured through worship…
Study guide: Faithful families
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Study guide: Faithful families

“We’re really like a family here at our church.” The comment captures how many Lutherans envision the individuals and families that make up their membership, and it also describes the…
Love across the generations
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Love across the generations

Focal verse And let us consider how to provoke one another to love and good deeds (Hebrews 10:24). Reflection The church bells rang, signaling the beginning of worship. Members processed…
Empty shelves and questions
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Empty shelves and questions

First, a confession: As a woman of privilege, I’ve rarely wanted for daily bread. But last March, while I stared at barren grocery shelves, panic rose. I worried how I…
What our children witness
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What our children witness

Focal verse “They devoted themselves to the apostles’ teaching and fellowship, to the breaking of bread and the prayers” (Acts 2:42). Reflection  Once a month (pre-pandemic), the church we attend…
What is God doing?
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What is God doing?

Focal verse I pray that you may have the power to comprehend, with all the saints, what is the breadth and length and height and depth, and to know the…
Five thoughts on faithful parenting during the coronavirus pandemic
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Five thoughts on faithful parenting during the coronavirus pandemic

Things have changed. For many of us, this feels as if it happened overnight. For my family, the change took two days to sink in. That the school bus wasn’t…
All land is holy
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All land is holy

Our family lives in the Holy Land, where political tensions dominate the news. This is a place where the land reigns supreme in debates over who belongs and who doesn’t….
God’s love is with us — amid great challenges
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God’s love is with us — amid great challenges

Editor’s note: Welcome to a special edition of our new web column “Faith & family: Growing together,” which complements our “Faith & family” department. Focal verse Be still before the…