Perspective: Meeting the moment
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Perspective: Meeting the moment

For if you keep silent at this time, relief and deliverance will rise for the Jews from another place, but you and your father’s family will perish. Who knows? Perhaps…
The roller derby reverend
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The roller derby reverend

Editor’s note: This story was originally published by the Saint Paul Area Synod on Jan. 12. The sport of roller derby has been around since the 1930s. The game (or “bout”)…
Native Voices: Gabriel Wounded Head | Indigenous Leader
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Native Voices: Gabriel Wounded Head | Indigenous Leader

Gabriel Wounded Head discusses his commitment to hearing the stories of his Indigenous siblings, as well as his commitment to sharing his own, and what he is learning from others….
Great expectations
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Great expectations

People often set great expectations for each other. Sometimes these expectations, particularly at the beginning of relationships, differ and go unspoken, occasionally resulting in one party not living up to…
<i>Always</i> grounded
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Always grounded

While praying about the invitation to write this column, I was drawn by its title, “Grounded in grace.” Scriptures, images and memories of what this means have gathered and danced…
Crèche in cruciform
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Crèche in cruciform

Sometimes stories in the Bible become so well-known that the characters are never released into our lives but are trapped in time, annually unboxed for seasonal sentiment. In her poem…
<i>The Best Christmas Pageant Ever</i> chooses safety while preaching boldness
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The Best Christmas Pageant Ever chooses safety while preaching boldness

No one should be shocked to learn that the narrator of The Best Christmas Pageant Ever begins its last scene by declaring, “It really was the best Christmas pageant ever.”…
I’m a Lutheran: Glory Godwin Lekashu
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I’m a Lutheran: Glory Godwin Lekashu

Medical laboratory technician, Essentia Health Trinity Lutheran Church, Moorhead, Minn. Growing up, I was highly involved with the youth ministry of my home church, Kimandolu Lutheran Church in Arusha, Tanzania,…