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Where Bible meets barbecue
Big Bill Hogan’s uniform isn’t typical of a chef. From his gold and silver shoes to the bold letters that read “John 3:16” on his apron—not to mention his cape…
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Recovery and the church
Suzanna Hayes says she was broken four years ago. She’d been sober for 14 years but felt stagnant in her recovery. Around that time she saw a flier for Common…
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AMMPARO: A call to welcome
A man in flip-flops, dirty jeans and a worn T-shirt sat on a rickety chair in a migrant safe house in southern Mexico. His two teenagers stood beside him. Holding…
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Seminary status check
For nearly 200 years, Lutheran seminaries in the United States have been educating pastors, missionaries and other church workers for service in congregations, social service agencies and other countries. Thousands…
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A new kind of pastor
As seminaries rework the ways they train new pastors, congregations may have to alter their “image” of a pastor. “We look at the world around us, and the church, as…
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Inside the walls: faith unchained
The song is called “Chain Breaker” and its refrain is: “If you’ve got pain, He’s a pain taker. If you feel lost, He’s a way maker. If you need freedom…
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Holistic healing
For most of the past two centuries, healing and faith were as intertwined as the serpent encircling the rod in the symbol for medicine. Jesus and his disciples healed not…
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In pursuit of peace
The smiley teen, dressed in a stark white collared shirt embossed with Talitha Kumi Evangelical Lutheran School’s emblem, corrects me when I ask him and the director of the Lutheran…
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Love of learning, quilting connects refugees and Lutherans
In a world full of problems, it can be difficult to know how to reach out. Yet every day devoted individuals, like the volunteers at the English Learning Center (ELC)…
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Campus ministry becomes place of welcome after election
Students attending universities and colleges throughout the country understood the complexity of the November presidential election. When the results were tallied, many looked for outlets to express their feelings. ELCA…
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Lessons in reconciliation
Living and serving in a country that has experienced genocide can change one’s opinion, career path and life. Just ask the 11 volunteers who’ve participated in the ELCA Young Adults…
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Debunking myths about ELCA Good Gifts
A popular trend in philanthropy is the practice of providing live animals—goats, chickens, cows—to people in developing countries. The idea is that people in these countries use animals for food…
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