Have an ordinary summer
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Have an ordinary summer

There comes a point every summer when I realize we aren’t going to complete everything on our summer bucket list. I have big dreams in May (I’ve made lists on…

Atlanta congregation shines light on Pride ministry
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Atlanta congregation shines light on Pride ministry

People lined the walls of the tiny sanctuary of Atlanta’s St. Luke Lutheran Church, anticipating a type of worship that had never been done before. The summer heat climbed into…

Bishop Eaton statement concerning Jenin incursions
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Bishop Eaton statement concerning Jenin incursions

Elizabeth Eaton, presiding bishop of the ELCA, issued a statement of concern following the July 3 Jenin incursion. On that day the Israeli military conducted a major assault on the…

Harmonies and memories
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Harmonies and memories

Indigenous communities around the globe share a common understanding that we are interconnected. We need each other to survive. And the “we” is expansive—it includes all creation, those who came…

Summer faith
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Summer faith

Focal verse Keep these words that I am commanding you today in your heart. Recite them to your children and talk about them when you are at home and when…

Pedro Suárez reelected bishop of the ELCA Florida-Bahamas Synod
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Pedro Suárez reelected bishop of the ELCA Florida-Bahamas Synod

Pedro M. Suárez was reelected June 8 to serve a second six-year term as bishop of the ELCA Florida-Bahamas Synod. The election was held during the synod assembly June 8-10…

Come and rest
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Come and rest

Come away to a deserted place all by yourselves and rest a while (Mark 6:31). My mother recently said she needed some rest. I didn’t exactly understand why—she’s retired and…

Camp for kids like them
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Camp for kids like them

In September 2020, Amelia Siewert was diagnosed with Type 1 diabetes (T1-D). She was 6-1/2 years old. In the first couple weeks after her diagnosis, the child asked her mother…