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Voices of Faith

What forced sabbath reveals about God

When the polar vortex hit Minnesota, our weekend crawled on for six days, Jan. 26-31. Where we live, even the mail was suspended on the coldest day. My kids kept…

God out loud
Voices of Faith

God out loud

And a voice came from heaven … (Mark 1:11). Upon returning to church after a long absence, the writer Nora Gallagher spent the whole first year crying. She would receive…

What <i>Tidying Up</i> can teach us about grace
Voices of Faith

What Tidying Up can teach us about grace

I first learned of Marie Kondo from my husband. At the time, we were relocating from one apartment to another before closing on our first home. Packing put Jay and…

All in God’s image
Living Faithfully

All in God’s image

“You have a yellow tooth.” Occasionally, a child notices the discoloration on my front left tooth and states this. For a while, I marveled that only children commented on this….

Redeeming “Waldsee”
Mission & Ministry

Redeeming “Waldsee”

One of the gifts of the Information Age is that news and stories from around the world are immediately accessible to almost anyone. But the challenge is what to do…

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Mission & Ministry

Music and reconciliation

The last 501 years have been nothing short of complicated for Lutheran-Roman Catholic relations. Generations of inherited animosity coupled with conflicting dogmatic differences have kept the two denominations at odds…

Week of Prayer for Christian Unity devotions offered by heads of communion
Living Faithfully

Week of Prayer for Christian Unity devotions offered by heads of communion

ELCA Presiding Bishop Elizabeth Eaton and leaders from the Episcopal Church, the Anglican Church of Canada, and the Evangelical Lutheran Church in Canada have prepared a series of devotions for…

A revelation of grace
Voices of Faith

A revelation of grace

On Jan. 6 the Western church observes Epiphany, the revelation of Jesus to the magi, who represent all nations. The Time after Epiphany is marked by more revelation stories in…

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Living Faithfully

Moved by love, connection and generosity

When one of Curt and Frieda Hahn’s sons, Erik, and his wife, Sunny, requested they relocate from Tempe, Ariz., to Durham, N.C., the couple couldn’t resist the pull of family,…