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They traveled far and wide and asked a simple question.
Faith in Action
Embracing diversity in the pews
Multicultural ELCA congregations share their successes, struggles.
Faith in Action
When hope in the future awakens
How can the church help those looking for a better tomorrow?
Faith in Action
Immersion programs build bridges
At Oaks Indian Mission in Oklahoma, Lutherans pondered what it means when a white person supports sports teams that use racial slurs as their mascots. Many miles away at Living…
Mission & Ministry
What’s in a name?
When Lutheran Social Services of the South, based in Austin, Texas, changed its name to “Upbring” last spring, they joined the ranks of other long-standing Lutheran institutions around the country…
Faith in Action
The garden that grows reconciliation
Botswana, with one of the highest rates of HIV and AIDS in the world, is known for its progressive approach to addressing community needs. One of its many projects is…
Voices of Faith
Thanks for your service
‘Thank you for your time’ To Daniel J. Lehmann: Thank you for your time, efforts and service as editor of The Lutheran (December, page 4). I enjoy reading the articles…
Mission & Ministry
Chapel of love
When Dean Beckwith, a retired ELCA pastor, originally bought the property he now lives on in Saddle Lake, Mich., he was immediately intrigued by the old well house that stood…
Faith in Action
Poetry takes center stage in NYC
Every third Sunday afternoon, folks gather at St. John Lutheran Church, New York, N.Y., for Kairos Poetry Café, which plays host to poets, musicians, and performing and visual artists. The…
Faith in Action
Ashes to go
This will be the fourth year that Gustavus Adolphus Lutheran Church in New York City takes to the street with ashes, prayer and God’s love on Ash Wednesday (Feb. 10…
Mission & Ministry
‘Our Father’ binds his/the world together
The Japanese had been the enemy. That was the general thinking in 1948 while Luther Kistler and other soldiers occupied Tokyo. So it seemed unusual for Kistler when his father…
Mission & Ministry
A life laid down
We know love by this, that he laid down his life for us — and we ought to lay down our lives for one another (1 John 3:16). Francis Spufford, a…
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