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Starting fresh
Photos by Kathryn Brewer These are just a few of the things readers found when cleaning out church cupboards and closets, basements and attics: Mimeograph supplies. A poker table. A…
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Church Council looks to future
Meeting in Chicago Nov. 12-15, the ELCA Church Council took action on a variety of matters it hopes will move forward the church’s mission and ministries. The council adopted a…
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‘Courageous conversations’
Doris DuPree Harris and Chuck Hubbard, two Dallas-area pastors, have brought their congregations together for what they call “Courageous Conversations” about racism. The inspiration came from the 2014 Northern Texas–Northern…
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Tips from a pro
Gwynnae Byrd, owner of Home Transitions, a business that helps people organize, is also vice president of St. John Lutheran Church in Sacramento, Calif. She credits an article called “Tackling…
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Who wants our hymnals?
The Lutheran asked ELCA worship staff for some tips on getting rid of hymnals, choir robes, music, etc. BethAnn Lynch, coordinator for worship and liturgical resources, and Scott Weidler, associate…
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Where faith is caught, not taught
If you asked 4-year-old Lilly Miglia what she likes best about church, she will say “drawing pictures.” And “being in here,” referring to the nursery room with bright walls and…
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168 hours in a week …
Each week in every congregation of the ELCA we gather together. There may or may not be Sunday school. Sometimes worship includes confession, and sometimes not. Most churches have a…
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In praise of ‘The Little Lutheran’
Logan Gyorko, 3, of Harpers Ferry, W.Va., and a fourth generation member of Trinity Lutheran Church, Stephens City, Va., diligently checks out The Little Lutheran. The children’s magazine ceased publication…
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That’s (Not) Mine
Children get the message in our consumer culture that greed is OK and it’s normal to claim things as “mine.” It’s not easy to get rid of the habit of…
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In a pickle
The children of Living Word Lutheran Church, Laurinburg, N.C., from the time they can toddle have deposited their own offering in a large Mt. Olive Pickle jar during worship. It’s…
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Nun wins ‘Chopped’
Sister Alicia Torres was named Food Network’s Chopped champion during a recent edition of the show that featured volunteers. Torres, who helped found the Franciscans of the Eucharist of Chicago,…
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A pastor & 18 drivers
When Tom Stutelberg, East Union Lutheran Church, Carver, Minn., developed a heart condition called cardiomyopathy he was told not to drive for six months. The congregation asked for volunteers to…
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