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I can’t get no satisfaction
“I ate so much I’m about to burst.” All of us have either heard someone at a gathering or restaurant use that phrase or have used it ourselves. But how…
Living Faithfully
Winter to-do list for little Lutherans
For those in certain regions of the U.S., winter brings cold days and long, dark nights. After holiday celebrations and ringing in the New Year, the winter months provide ample…
Voices of Faith
Shine on
My toddler thinks flashlights need to be blown out like candles and a match. She will force her breath on the light, trying to get it to turn off. But…
Living Faithfully
Jesus, light of the world
Is your child afraid of the dark? Maybe you’ve felt afraid of the dark yourself. Nighttime, no matter your age, is scary. I recently found myself in rural Michigan and…
Voices of Faith
Themes in Mark
It’s time to become better acquainted with the Gospel of Mark, the shortest of our four New Testament Gospels. The church will use readings from Mark throughout 2018 as it…
Living Faithfully
ELCA presiding bishop responds to decision to move U.S. Embassy in Israel
Elizabeth Eaton, presiding bishop of the ELCA, has issued the following statement in response to President Donald Trump’s decision to move the U.S. Embassy in Israel from Tel Aviv to Jerusalem….
Mission & Ministry
A beacon of hope in the Holy Land (part three)
Editor’s note: This is the third post in a four-part series about the new Evangelical Lutheran School of Hope in Ramallah. Catching up? Read part one and part two first. To imagine…
Lectionary Blog
Lectionary blog: The ultimate, not the penultimate
Lectionary blog for Oct. 22 Twentieth Sunday after Pentecost Isaiah 45:1-7; Psalm 96:1-9 (10-13); 1 Thessalonians 1:1-10; Matthew 22:15-22 Although we often use it as a launching pad for discussions…
Mission & Ministry
A beacon of hope in the Holy Land (part two)
Editor’s note: This is the second post in a four-part series about the new Evangelical Lutheran School of Hope in Ramallah. Read the first post here. Why build a new school?…
Mission & Ministry
A beacon of hope in the Holy Land
Ya’tik il-‘afye, the Arabic phrase for “good job,” was shared freely between students, staff and teachers as they basked in the sunlight their new building provided. This is how the…
Voices of Faith
Matthew lectionary series: Crumbs from the table
In part three, we noted three of the five women listed in Matthew’s genealogy of Jesus—Tamar, Rahab and Ruth. We’ll now consider Jesus’ interaction with the Canaanite woman in Matthew…
Voices of Faith
Matthew lectionary series: Three faithful foreign women
As is often noted, there are five women mentioned (if not all by name—sorry, Bathsheba) in the Matthew genealogy of Jesus: Tamar, Rahab, Ruth, Bathsheba and Mary. I want to…
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