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Christmas story, song and spirit
Now that our son Jack is nearly 2 and communicating using words and phrases, my husband and I have been pondering how we’ll teach him about Advent and Christmas. Last…
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Wrestling with faith
Everyone belongs in The Tribe. Anyone belongs in The Tribe. No matter who they are, where they come from or how they’re feeling, The Tribe welcomes them. It’s the group’s guiding…
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“Infused in the church”
The children went from the street to the stage. When Lim Forgey noticed children playing in the dumpster outside of Christ Lutheran Church, Visalia, Calif., where he works as music…
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Neighborly love
Two years ago, St. Matthew Lutheran Church was forced to confront questions about its future, the most critical being: will there be one at all? The congregation in Aurora, Colo.,…
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ELCA presiding bishop, Christian leaders issue statement on Israel and Palestine
ELCA Presiding Bishop Elizabeth Eaton was a co-signatory of an ecumenical statement sent November 14 to all members of the U.S. Congress and Senate, as well as to the White…
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What science says about raising faithful children
How do I raise my child in faith? This is the driving question behind psychologist and author Dawn Rundman’s new book, Little Steps, Big Faith (Beaming Books, 2018). Utilizing the…
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ELCA Church Council addresses ‘well-governed, connected, sustainable’ goal
The Church Council of the ELCA met at the Lutheran Center in Chicago Nov. 8-11. As it continues to focus its work around Future Directions 2025 priority areas, the council engaged…
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More than a meal
Last year our family moved from Chicago to a new home, one close enough to extended family that holidays no longer mean hours on the road and living out of…
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To serve and love the neighbor
You know them if you’ve seen them—the bright yellow shirts emblazoned with the message “God’s work. Our hands.” They first appeared in 2013 when “God’s work. Our hands.” Sunday, a…
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“Acting in God’s love”
Maxine Locklear Amos is fortunate. The Lumberton, N.C., resident and member of the Lumbee Tribe suffered no damage from Hurricane Florence when it made its slow, destructive descent over the…
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ELCA, Episcopalian, Catholic leaders issue statement on East Jerusalem hospitals
The presiding bishop and Conference of Bishops of the ELCA, the presiding bishop of the Episcopal Church on behalf of its House of Bishops, and the United States Conference of…
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ELCA presiding bishop responds to Pittsburgh synagogue shooting
ELCA Presiding Bishop Elizabeth Eaton has released a pastoral message addressing the Pittsburgh synagogue shooting that occurred Saturday. “As Christians, and particularly as Lutherans, we deplore and reject this bigotry,”…
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