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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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Opening doors and overcoming hate
Less than a week before Dan Roschke started his call as pastor of Bethlehem Lutheran in Fairfax, Va., the church was vandalized in a June 26 hate crime. He arrived…
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Lutherans respond to Indonesia earthquake and tsunami
Editor’s note: Please consider donating to Lutheran Disaster Response’s efforts to provide relief and support for survivors of the Indonesian earthquake and tsunami on the long road to recovery. Gifts designated for “Indonesia…
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Pastors of transition
“Interims want to help people through the transition period, understanding clearly their accountability to their baptismal covenant and whatever future their congregation may have.” Your pastor has retired after 25…
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Mission Support: The lifeblood of the ELCA
After a string of financially challenging years, Mission Support giving at Elvira Zion Lutheran Church in Clinton, Iowa, dropped to 10 percent of its budget. That’s higher than the ELCA…
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ELCA Conference of Bishops issues statement on East Jerusalem hospitals
Members of the ELCA Conference of Bishops have issued a statement on reports that the U.S. government is planning to discontinue financial assistance to Augusta Victoria Hospital and five other…
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Creativity and identity at Halloween
This fall, most parents or caretakers will be asked: What will your children be for Halloween? As a mother of two elementary-aged children, I like to focus on the humor…
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Hope found at Camp Noah
The rain stopped, and the sun began to shine. A beautiful rainbow appeared over the ark, a symbol of hope for tomorrow. That familiar conclusion to the story of Noah’s…
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