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Trusted stewards
Steven Oelschlager thinks of the church as being in the bread business. He cites John 6:35: “Jesus said to them, ‘I am the bread of life. Whoever comes to me…
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Vocation and full personhood
Editor’s update: Brenda Bos was installed as bishop of the Southwest California Synod Sept. 12, 2021, at Angelica Lutheran Church in Los Angeles. Many bishops have had interesting and varied career…
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Lutheran, Catholic leaders meet in Rome
In late June, leaders of the Lutheran World Federation (LWF) participated in a two-day visit to Rome that included an audience with Pope Francis on June 25. The LWF delegation…
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Gathering around the word
Focal verse “In the beginning was the Word, and the Word was with God, and the Word was God” (John 1:1). Reflection As our children grow and become exposed to…
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Jumping into God’s grace
At the beginning of last summer, my kids took a week’s worth of swim lessons. On the first day I watched them stand behind the other children on the pool…
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Where all may dwell
Emily Norris had been serving at Augsburg Lutheran Church’s winter-overflow homeless shelter in Winston-Salem, N.C., for a few years when she heard the rumblings. Many of the guests opened up…
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Lutheran World Federation elects Estonian Anne Burghardt as new general secretary
The Lutheran World Federation (LWF) Council elected Estonian theologian Anne Burghardt June 19 as the next general secretary of the global communion of Lutheran churches. Burghardt currently serves as head…
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Presiding Bishop issues pastoral message on Fulton v. City of Philadelphia
Elizabeth A. Eaton, presiding bishop of the ELCA, has issued the following pastoral message in response to the U.S. Supreme Court’s decision on the case Fulton v. The City of…
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Dee Pederson elected bishop of ELCA Southwestern Minnesota Synod
Dee (“Diane”) Pederson, St. Cloud, Minn., was elected June 12 to serve a six-year term as bishop of the Southwestern Minnesota Synod of the ELCA. The election took place during…
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Felix Malpica elected bishop of ELCA La Crosse Area Synod
Felix J. Malpica, Janesville, Wis., was elected June 13 to serve a six-year term as bishop of the La Crosse Area Synod of the ELCA. The election took place during…
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Kevin Jones elected bishop of ELCA Northeastern Iowa Synod
Kevin T. Jones, Mason City, Iowa, was elected June 12 to serve a six-year term as bishop of the Northeastern Iowa Synod of the ELCA. The election took place during…
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Paula Schmitt elected bishop of ELCA Allegheny Synod
Paula J. Schmitt, Latrobe, Pa., was elected June 5 to serve a six-year term as bishop of the Allegheny Synod of the ELCA. The election took place during an online…
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