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Faith in Action
Celebrating and (re)forming
The Reformation lives in our continued examination of our faith.
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Gissendaner sings while executed
Kelly Gissendaner, 47, featured in the October issue of The Lutheran, was reportedly singing “Amazing Grace” as she was put to death just after midnight Sept. 30 near Jackson, Ga….
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ELCA higher education news – 2015
More than 450 students at Augsburg College, Minneapolis, participated in City Service Day this year, an opportunity to go off campus to complete service projects in city neighborhoods. First-year students…
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Partners in ministry
Needing respite from Seattle’s daily grind, Christoph Schmidt embarked on a journey to Holden Village in 2005. The retreat center in the Cascade Mountains offered him the chance to recharge…
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Ice cream evangelism
One Monday morning, Twila Schock, pastor of Christ Lutheran Church, Belvidere, Ill., was in for a pleasant surprise when she opened her work email. A mother wrote to thank her…
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‘Gifts for Jesus’
Members of St. George Lutheran Church, Edinburgh, Ind., for years celebrated the gifts of the magi every Epiphany by offering their own gifts. Called “Gifts for Jesus,” members were invited…
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A musical audience
Celebrated composer Robert Hobby had reached a point where he wasn’t accepting commissions for new music. Instead, he was choosing to spend more time with his family and to concentrate…
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Her idea
Sozi is a creative girl whose head is swarming with hundreds of ideas. Alas, when she decides to begin a work of art, her wandering mind refuses to stay focused….
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ELCA assists refugees in Europe, Middle East
As families fleeing violence, hunger, poverty and lack of security continue to arrive in Europe, the world is witnessing the most severe refugee crisis since World War II, according to…
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Eaton in Madagascar
In her first trip to Madagascar, ELCA Presiding Bishop Elizabeth A. Eaton visits with teachers at a school for deaf students in Antananarivo, Madagascar. She also met with Rakota Endor…
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Annulment reforms
Pope Francis announced in September revisions to the Roman Catholic Church’s marriage annulment process. The new rules eliminate an automatic review of any “decree of nullity” by a second panel…
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Formerly jobless and better for it
A recession-forced exploration of vocation was life-changing.
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