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Voices of Faith

Grounded in grace

Marta, my daughter, recently installed a diagnostic device in her car that monitors driving habits. It beeps if she brakes too hard, suggesting a more gradual stop next time. At…
Grounded in grace
Voices of Faith

Grounded in grace

“All we had to eat was red Jell-O, flour and communion wafers,” she remembered, her eyes gazing into the past. A fundraiser for the ELCA’s global ministries, I was out…
Grounded in grace
Voices of Faith

Grounded in grace

Ann was hard to love. The confirmation class outcast, she suffered with a whole host of behavioral disorders. She fluctuated between making precocious and endearing observations, and having an outburst…
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Voices of Faith

Grounded in grace

It had been a rugged December day at church. We were writing the 2016 budget. A charter member had died unexpectedly. And, in the span of 15 minutes, two of…
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Voices of Faith

Immaculate reconception

When I was young and turning the corner into the teenage world, I started to burn old pictures of myself. If I found one of myself in an awkward stage…
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Voices of Faith

Grounded in grace

I just downloaded the Small Catechism app for my iPhone. The moment I did I thought, ironically, “What does this mean?” What does it mean for me to invest space,…
Grounded in grace: God’s advice? Listen.
Voices of Faith

Grounded in grace: God’s advice? Listen.

A young news reporter was crowned the “Queen of Selfies.” She had 16 million Instagram followers who loved nothing more than to see the scenes she captured. Her beautiful face…
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Grounded in grace: The well that will never run dry

A young boy lived in the country near a well that his grandfather had dug. The boy was fascinated by seeing his grandmother lower her bucket and bring up water…