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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…
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…
When I started classes, I was amazed how often religion came up.
An 8-year-old asked that food donations replace gifts to him.
Admitting we aren’t perfect allows for a truth we know but try to avoid.
Mary Lindberg is a Seattle-area parent, pastor and former teacher. This week she reflects on Ash Wednesday.
They traveled far and wide and asked a simple question.
Multicultural ELCA congregations share their successes, struggles.
How can the church help those looking for a better tomorrow?
I understood, in a in-my-face kind of way, what white privilege is.
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…
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…
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…
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