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Megachurch changes
Megachurches are seeing more participants in worship than ever, but individual attendance is down to once or twice a month — or less. One in 10 Americans who typically worship…
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A farmer’s welcome
Dillon Breyer, 22, a member of St. John Lutheran Church, Birnamwood, Wis., received a surprise welcome home by a parade of tractors from nine area farms after being released from…
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LSA launches initiative
Lutheran Services in America (LSA) has launched the “Great Plains Senior Services Collaborative,” a three-year project aimed at helping improve the lives of seniors living in rural communities. The initiative…
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Pope on Lutherans
At a Nov. 15 prayer service at a Lutheran church in Rome, a Lutheran who is married to a Roman Catholic asked Pope Francis what she could do to attain…
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Loan commissions
As faith-based agencies that resettle refugees in the U.S. occupy a growing stage in the public square, their debt collection practices are coming under increased scrutiny. The agencies’little-known debt collection…
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Lutherans in Rose Parade
An ELCA family from Iowa and their late son will be honored in this year’s Rose Parade Jan. 1. Mary and John Jorgensen’s son, Jesse, died in an accident while…
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Eaton on refugees
Responding to the terrorism in the world and people displaced from their homes and seeking refuge, ELCA Presiding Bishop Elizabeth A. Eaton issued a statement Nov. 18 urging members to…
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Call for climate action
Thousands of Lutherans were among nearly 1.8 million people to sign petitions urging political leaders who attended the December 2015 U.N. Climate Change Conference in Paris to “take decisive action…
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Fred’s Gifts: a mission tradition
Sales support the ELCA while bringing joy to others $1 at a time.
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A season of difficult waiting
I knew that this particular Advent was going to be difficult.
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Well, what would Jesus do?
The test applies to our treatment by others and our treatment of others.
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A starry Advent night
A Michigan congregation continues its tradition of Advent decorating.
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