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Coloring for spirituality

Take a look at Amazon’s best-seller list and you might be surprised to find adult coloring books in the mix. While adult coloring is mostly being marketed as a balm…

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Luther gets animated

The first three episodes of Luther, the first-ever animated series capturing the life and work of Martin Luther, premiered in late August to an audience of 140 in Wittenberg, Germany….

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LIRS hosts award gala

Lutheran Immigration and Refugee Service hosted the Walk of Courage Award Gala Oct. 28 at the American Visionary Art Museum in Baltimore. The event celebrated the journeys of people newly…

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ELCA Malaria Campaign goal met

The ELCA reached a milestone this fall by raising $15 million through the ELCA Malaria Campaign. Since the start of the campaign five years ago, ELCA members and others have…

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ELCA at papal mass

When throngs of the faithful gathered in Washington, D.C., for the papal mass Sept. 23 during Pope Francis’ U.S. visit, an ELCA organist was one of the participants. Joy-Leilani Garbutt…

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Megachurch growing

A satellite site of Lutheran Church of Hope, West Des Moines, Iowa, moved this October to a new building in Waukee, Iowa. The ELCA congregation continues to experience rapid growth…

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Faith and politics

In an effort to deepen relationships and strengthen the intersection of faith and social issues, ELCA and Episcopal Church leaders met with more than 60 congressional offices in Washington, D.C.,…

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Being relevant an ongoing task

Journalism is an art when, at its best, it not only “tells it like it is” but also offers the possibilities of what could be. At the same time, the…

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The best professional development I never wanted

Like millions of others, I lost my job in 2009 due to the recession. After 17 years with an international aid organization, I believed on some level that I was…

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Sharing our stories of faith

Recording them could be a powerful congregational project.