So all may hear the word
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So all may hear the word

More than 50 million Americans currently experience some form of hearing loss (including more than 10% of children and teens and a whopping 65% of people over 70), according to…
Called to serve
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Called to serve

For many in the ELCA, “God’s work. Our hands.” Sunday has become synonymous with serving and accompanying the neighbor. “We think about and practice those words throughout the year,” said…
Seeing our neighbors
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Seeing our neighbors

Focal verse “Bear one another’s burdens, and in this way you will fulfill the law of Christ” (Galatians 6:2). Reflection As soon as I woke my son to get him…
My take: A living tradition
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My take: A living tradition

Sunday after Sunday, we play musical chairs in the pews, recite familiar hymns and watch the colors of the paraments change, fading into the background like the holidays they represent….
<i>Here I Pod</i>: Lutheran disaster responders speak to FEMA legislation
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Here I Pod: Lutheran disaster responders speak to FEMA legislation

In this episode of ELCA Advocacy’s Here I Pod, host Regina Q. Banks speaks with Sean Coffman from Lutheran Disaster Response (LDR). Coffman and Banks were both in Washington, D.C.,…
Running the race
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Running the race

Editor’s note: The authorship of the books of Hebrews and 2 Timothy is disputed. Was the day cool or warm? Where was I standing in the group of fellow travelers?…
Furnishing hope and comfort
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Furnishing hope and comfort

David Rebey knows all too well the challenges people face after being released from incarceration. As pastor of Breaking the Chains Church—a new-start congregation inside Felmers O. Chaney Correctional Center…
Good news roundup: Creating inclusive and accessible faith communities
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Good news roundup: Creating inclusive and accessible faith communities

Even in the heaviest seasons, hope has a way of showing up—in persistent faith, courageous leadership, quiet acts of care and the witness of people living out the gospel in…
The Socken Sisters
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The Socken Sisters

On Cleveland’s West Side in the late 1960s, a teenage Elizabeth Eaton sat in her ninth-grade guidance counselor’s class. Mr. Zinzer asked students to write an essay about what they…
The “med truck” ministry
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The “med truck” ministry

In church, we’re often reminded to remember and pray for our neighbors in poverty and in need. Proverbs 19 tells us to be kind to them. To be the hands…