September 2016 news
Living Faithfully

September 2016 news

Their lives still matter Editor’s note: In the days and weeks following the July shootings in St. Paul, Minn.; Baton Rouge, La.; and Dallas, ELCA leaders traveled to these cities…
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Walking toward one another, cultivating understanding

The small village where I served with the Peace Corps had never hosted a volunteer. Nestled beside one of the two roads in the country, an eight-hour bus ride from…
9/11 remembered: Building on the spirit
Voices of Faith

9/11 remembered: Building on the spirit

Building on the spirit After 9/11, Salam Arabic Lutheran Church in Brooklyn, N.Y., led the efforts to unify its diverse Bay Ridge neighborhood of Christians, Muslims and Jews. Today, Khader…
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9/11 remembered: The work isn’t done

The work isn’t done It’s 15 years later and Tom Taylor, a counselor and pastor of St. John Lutheran Church, Lindenhurst, N.Y., still works with first responders and families affected…
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15 years later: 9/11 remembered

This month Lutherans around the country will reflect on the Sept. 11, 2001, attacks in New York, Washington, D.C., and Shanksville, Pa., remembering where they were and what they did…
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9/11 remembered: The tragedy isn’t the end

The tragedy isn’t the end While a lot has changed in the 15 years since 9/11, some things are still too familiar for Daniel Nigro, commissioner of the New York…
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9/11 remembered: Trauma connections

Trauma connections Martha Jacobi, a pastoral psychotherapist in private practice and a pastor of St. Luke Lutheran Church, Manhattan, is an expert in trauma. Today she still helps New Yorkers…
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9/11 remembered: Grace at ground zero

Grace at ground zero “It changed my life and my ministry. It’s with me every day, wherever I go,” said Stephen Bouman, who was bishop of the Metropolitan New York…