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Program on hold

Women of the ELCA announced that its grants program is being reassessed and will be on hiatus in 2016. “The grants program has helped to change lives for nearly 30…
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Cuts at LSSI

On Jan. 22, Lutheran Social Services of Illinois announced program and staff reductions due to the state’s inability to pass a budget for the past seven months. Thirty programs and…
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ELCA members respond to Flint water crisis

Members of Salem Lutheran Church, Flint, Mich., have reached out to their community amid the water crisis there by participating in rallies, providing spiritual care and serving as a donation…
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College closing

Trinity Lutheran College in Everett, Wash., announced at the beginning of its spring semester that it will cease all academic instruction in May with no intention of resuming classes in…
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New theology school

The boards of the Lutheran Theological Seminary at Gettysburg (Pa.) and the Lutheran Theological Seminary at Philadelphia adopted identical resolutions calling for “the creation of a new school of theology…
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Voices of Faith

Changes on the way

Dear readers, Thanks for your letters of appreciation for Daniel J. Lehmann, who retired as editor in February. As staff of The Lutheran we, too, have been deeply blessed by…
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Mission & Ministry

Sin

Permanent ink on a white shirt is no fun. I purchased a stain remedy not long ago. It boasted of being able to remove virtually every cloth stain on the…
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Recommended – visit a mosque

A visit to Muslim neighbors is bad for stereotypes and Islamophobia.
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Improv theater and the Spirit

When I started classes, I was amazed how often religion came up.
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An inspiring birthday invitation

An 8-year-old asked that food donations replace gifts to him.
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Love that knows no bounds

The love from a puppy is wonderful but pales in comparison to Jesus’.
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Historical racial truth-telling

South Africa is honest about its history of racial injustices.