Study guide: An animated anniversary
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Study guide: An animated anniversary

As it observes the 60th anniversary of its first showing, Davey and Goliath can boast of having inspired and instructed several generations of Christians with stories of faith and values….

Study guide: The road to redemption
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Study guide: The road to redemption

While serving time in state prison for stabbing a man with a box cutter, Erich Kussman embarked on an amazing journey that brought him to God. Then his path led…

Study guide: Living in Mary’s time
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Study guide: Living in Mary’s time

Every mother who experiences the nine-month miracle of childbirth knows about waiting, wondering, hoping, dreaming and praying. Imagine how those emotions and experiences were for the mother of God incarnate….

Study guide: Expanding the idea of family
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Study guide: Expanding the idea of family

“You can choose your friends, but you can’t choose your family,” says the old adage, implying that we are simply stuck with whatever oddball characters who comprise our families of…

Study guide: Taste and see
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Study guide: Taste and see

There is a lot in common between food and faith. Both are essential for healthy living, with food giving the body the nutrients it needs and faith connecting our souls…

Study guide: Discipleship in a democracy
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Study guide: Discipleship in a democracy

The divisive political climate in our nation can cause tensions in our congregations. Republicans, Democrats and independents gather under the same roof for Sunday worship, but they may bring very…

Study guide: Not ashamed
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Study guide: Not ashamed

Health authorities note with concern that mental illness appears to be a growing problem among youth and young adults, but stigma, shame and lack of awareness may deter people from…

Study guide: A rite of “Passage”
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Study guide: A rite of “Passage”

Deprived by the COVID-19 pandemic of their cap-and-gown traditions—the proud and stately walk to “Pomp and Circumstance,” the calling of the graduate’s name, the stroll across the stage to receive…

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Study guide: A call to heal creation

Our world’s accelerating environmental crises may pose the most dangerous challenges humanity has ever faced. Whether it’s wildfires, extreme storms, floods, droughts, species extinction, hotter temperatures or shifting climate patterns,…

Study guide: Faithful families
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Study guide: Faithful families

“We’re really like a family here at our church.” The comment captures how many Lutherans envision the individuals and families that make up their membership, and it also describes the…