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Living Faithfully

Myths about today’s young adults

As a church, we need to avoid generalizing about millennials.
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Unlocking college students’ faith

ELCA schools provide opportunities for that growth to happen.
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Voices of Faith

Unlocking the faith of college students

This week Brian Beckstrom, campus pastor at Wartburg College, Waverly, Iowa, reflects on the many challenges facing first-year students and how faith plays a role.
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Living Faithfully

If the pews are looking empty

Looking at how others experience your congregation might help.
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Voices of Faith

What’s your story?

Sarah Carson is the marketing and communication manager at Lakeview Pantry in Chicago. She is a member of Grace Lutheran Church in Evanston, Ill. This week she asks, “Who is God calling you to reach out to today?”
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Voices of Faith

Learning from a quiet God

We must learn to trust the unspoken relationship we have with God.
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Living Faithfully

What is your story?

A simple question can open hearts and can lead to profound answers.
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Living Faithfully

Faith and fear on Halloween

How does the night of costumes and candy fit into a life of faith?
Jesus on the brain
Living Faithfully

Jesus on the brain

Song lyrics like this use language describing God’s presence inside our bodies, and as faithful Christians, we are commanded to love the Lord with all our hearts and souls and…
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Celebrating and (re)forming

The Reformation lives in our continued examination of our faith.
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Gissendaner sings while executed

Kelly Gissendaner, 47, featured in the October issue of The Lutheran, was reportedly singing “Amazing Grace” as she was put to death just after midnight Sept. 30 near Jackson, Ga….