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What it means to care
In the first weeks of November 2018, two disasters hit Ventura County, Calif. First, on the evening of Nov. 7, a gunman forced his way into Borderline Bar and Grill…
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El Salvador: New pastors usher in hope
On Aug. 5, while the 2019 ELCA Churchwide Assembly met to elect leaders and make decisions regarding the future, Salvadoran Lutherans gathered for a similar reason. For them, the day…
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Eight years later: The malaria fight continues
Life can be unpredictable for Elise Ephraemu, a subsistence farmer in Beni, Malawi. Not only does her family’s daily sustenance depend on fair weather for growing crops, but she’s raising…
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Shining a light on lost history
Author Torbjørn Greipsland has written or edited 18 books on topics ranging from emigration to Christian artists to the Norwegian royal family. For his latest, To the Ends of the…
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A walk to end hunger
Many ELCA congregations participate annually in CROP Hunger Walks, a ministry of Church World Service (CWS). This fundraising event, which is celebrating its 50th anniversary this year, started with an…
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Catalysts for justice and grace
When Ann Svennungsen began her first term as bishop of the Minneapolis Area Synod in 2012, she brought with her a deep passion and energy for environmental justice. “I spoke…
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Lutheran Volunteer Corps celebrates 40 years
Editor’s note: “There are no young people here” is a common refrain as some worry about the future of the church. But young adults are indeed active across the ELCA…
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Mozambique emergency response after Cyclone Idai successfully completed
“Our life is better now,” said Francisco Thuboy Mauguese, a farmer who lives together with his wife and six children in Muchambonha village. He is one of the residents in…
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Forging common ground for justice
In an age when globalization is often associated with corporate greed on a multinational scale, 21 people from 10 countries and three continents discovered common ground for justice in the…
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Freed from pain and shame
Agong smiled when the medical team made its rounds. After obstetric fistula surgery, she hoped that four years of incontinence—the result of an injury during a prolonged labor and delivery—would…
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Camp breaks down barriers
Last summer, during a special week for families at Outlaw Ranch in Custer, S.D., a small group of campers decided to cook tamales for everyone at camp—about 120 people. The…
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Young voting members ready to engage
Editor’s note: “There are no young people here” is a common refrain as some worry about the future of the church. But young adults are indeed active across the ELCA…
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