This is what it means
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This is what it means

It was the worst thing I could imagine. I was 6 years old, sitting on the sofa. My mom had answered the phone in the kitchen and quickly handed it…
Pedro Suárez reelected bishop of the ELCA Florida-Bahamas Synod
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Pedro Suárez reelected bishop of the ELCA Florida-Bahamas Synod

Pedro M. Suárez was reelected June 8 to serve a second six-year term as bishop of the ELCA Florida-Bahamas Synod. The election was held during the synod assembly June 8-10…
Come and rest
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Come and rest

Come away to a deserted place all by yourselves and rest a while (Mark 6:31). My mother recently said she needed some rest. I didn’t exactly understand why—she’s retired and…
Camp for kids like them
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Camp for kids like them

In September 2020, Amelia Siewert was diagnosed with Type 1 diabetes (T1-D). She was 6-1/2 years old. In the first couple weeks after her diagnosis, the child asked her mother…
Phyllis Blair Milton elected bishop of the ELCA Virginia Synod
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Phyllis Blair Milton elected bishop of the ELCA Virginia Synod

Phyllis Blair Milton, Portsmouth, Va., was elected June 11 to serve a six-year term as bishop of the ELCA Virginia Synod. The election took place during the synod assembly, June…
An openness to new ministry
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An openness to new ministry

As a recent guest preacher at All Saints Lutheran in Oklahoma City, Becca Middeke-Conlin remembered an older member of another congregation asking her why they needed to learn new hymns….
A “mission” to the future
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A “mission” to the future

After moving from Lebanon to the United States to complete his theological studies, Charbel Zgheib was presented with a life-changing opportunity: to serve as mission developer for a new congregation…
A summer of faithful play
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A summer of faithful play

Focal verse: You show me the path of life. In your presence there is fullness of joy; in your right hand are pleasures forevermore (Psalm 16:11). Reflection My children never…
The search for a church
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The search for a church

I recently started my search for a new church. It was daunting. I posted about my experience to an ELCA Facebook group and got over 300 responses. It appears the…