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The changing face of church
“When it’s done, it will [be] a seismic shift from what we’ve known.”
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Sin
Permanent ink on a white shirt is no fun. I purchased a stain remedy not long ago. It boasted of being able to remove virtually every cloth stain on the…
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What’s in a name?
When Lutheran Social Services of the South, based in Austin, Texas, changed its name to “Upbring” last spring, they joined the ranks of other long-standing Lutheran institutions around the country…
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Chapel of love
When Dean Beckwith, a retired ELCA pastor, originally bought the property he now lives on in Saddle Lake, Mich., he was immediately intrigued by the old well house that stood…
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‘Our Father’ binds his/the world together
The Japanese had been the enemy. That was the general thinking in 1948 while Luther Kistler and other soldiers occupied Tokyo. So it seemed unusual for Kistler when his father…
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A life laid down
We know love by this, that he laid down his life for us — and we ought to lay down our lives for one another (1 John 3:16). Francis Spufford, a…
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Curiousity
Pick up any modern convenience that you consider useful — a cellphone, zippered sweater, electric toothbrush — and you can be sure that object, in its original form, started out…
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Faith, fellowship and dialogue
On a map, the three obscure countries nestled on the Caribbean coast of South America seem closely connected. In reality, “the three Guianas” — French Guiana (a province of France),…
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Class on the current
On Sept. 1, 12 students, one teaching assistant, two professors and two guides boarded 24-foot voyageur canoes to embark on an adventure down the Mississippi River. No, this isn’t a…
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‘Being homeless is the toughest job’
Brick spires on the buildings at the University of Washington in Seattle stretch to the sky, signaling shiny, boundless futures for the thousands of students traipsing to class. But among…
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Attorney carves career in being a foodie
It didn’t make much sense that Alli Condra developed an interest in food- and agriculture-related issues. The daughter of a retired ELCA pastor, she grew up in the Los Angeles…
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Grace
When Pope Francis convened a meeting of Roman Catholic bishops last October, it was for the sake of discussing the church’s historical tendency to place more importance on doctrine and…
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