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Fighting the odds
It might seem odd for a church that is hundreds of years old to feel like a new, budding faith, but that is the reality for those who belong to…
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Courageous, resilient, faithful
Aiming to help its congregations evolve and thrive through enhanced emotional intelligence and self-awareness, the Rocky Mountain Synod in September 2019 launched a program for rostered ministers and laypeople alike…
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Satisfying spiritual hunger
One Sunday evening a month, Alex Mrakovich takes a break from the hustle and bustle of life to relax in a candlelit, music-filled space where he puts aside his worries….
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I’m a Lutheran: Debra J. Bonde
Emmanuel Lutheran Church, Livonia, Mich. Founder and director of Seedlings Braille Books for Children I founded Seedlings Braille Books for Children 35 years ago because I heard that braille books…
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My take: Maasai girls and the road to Jericho
In 1967, Martin Luther King Jr. delivered a speech at Riverside Church in New York City. In his address, he alluded to one of the Bible’s most well-known passages, the…
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“The Lutheran Oskar Schindler”
Lovely and historic Budapest was a very different place in 1944. The German army invaded Hungary early that year, and months later the country’s fascist, anti-Semitic Arrow Cross Party took…
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Bread for today, hope for tomorrow
When Len first came to St. Matthew Trinity Lutheran Church’s Lunchtime Ministry in Hoboken, N.J., it was as a last resort. Born in Jersey City in 1959, Len (last name…
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Spirituality and community at Holden
In May, 14 students from Texas Lutheran University (TLU) in Seguin went to Holden Village, a remote retreat, learning and worship center nestled in the Cascade Mountains near Chelan, Wash….
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Mission-driven art
“Art is a nation’s most precious heritage. For it is in our works of art that we reveal to ourselves, and to others, the inner vision which guides us as…
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In service to the common good
Conversing across differences is a critical yet challenging skill for young people to develop. Through interreligious programming, Pacific Lutheran University (PLU) in Tacoma, Wash., hopes to help its students practice…
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A faster path to ministry
Answering God’s call to ordained ministry sets a person on a long road that includes college, seminary and a year of internship in a congregation. This usually takes eight years….
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New visions of vocation
Students at Lutheran colleges might be familiar with theologian Frederick Buechner’s statement on vocation: “The place God calls you to is the place where your deep gladness and the world’s…
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