The body and the soul in <i>The Whale</i>
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The body and the soul in The Whale

This review contains spoilers. So many conflicts in modern Christendom and the world at large revolve around the human body and our conduct toward it that one might reasonably look…

<i>Ant-Man</i> and God’s great love for the small ones
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Ant-Man and God’s great love for the small ones

Ant-Man doesn’t sweat the small stuff. Even when he’s trapped in a prison cell in the mysterious other world known as the Quantum Realm, staring down his purple-and-green-suited captor, Kang…

The spiritual work of trusting our bodies
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The spiritual work of trusting our bodies

When Ellie Roscher was 13 years old, she dreamed of becoming a gymnastics star. The night before a big meet, a tumbling accident sent her to the emergency room, a…

Caring about the little things in the films of 2022
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Caring about the little things in the films of 2022

(There are some spoilers for the film The Banshees of Inisherin ahead.) Colm Doherty cares about important things. A lifelong resident of the fictional Irish island Inisherin, Colm has spent his…

The ongoing Reformation of language for God
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The ongoing Reformation of language for God

Throughout her time as ELCA director for gender justice and women’s empowerment, Mary J. Streufert has heard from many people hungry for expansive, inclusive language and images of God. She…

Highly recommended
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Highly recommended

The Wit of Martin Luther You’ve sung his hymns and read the Small Catechism, but delving into Martin Luther’s sense of humor may be a new idea. The Wit of…

Mutual engagement with our neighbor
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Mutual engagement with our neighbor

Sonja Hagander has led interreligious programs in a variety of settings around the world, including educational travel experiences for professors, clergy and laity. She is also active in local and…

Songs of mistakes and grace
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Songs of mistakes and grace

Based in Eau Claire, Wis., Americana band Them Coulee Boys have toured with such celebrated acts as Los Lobos and Trampled by Turtles, won the Wisconsin Area Music Industry’s Bluegrass/Americana…

Celebrating darkness in the story of God
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Celebrating darkness in the story of God

When Beckah Selnick read the July 2020 Living Lutheran column “God’s Beautiful Dark Works”—written by her mother, ELCA Presiding Bishop Elizabeth Eaton—it reminded her of a children’s book. “It could…