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Voices of Faith

Just do it – pray

Take a jump into the deep. Pray. Serve. Hold a hand. Trust God.
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Living Faithfully

Called to a new life, ministry

A former Catholic priest studies to become an ELCA pastor.
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Living Faithfully

Finding faith tracks

Train!” I exclaim, pointing at the tracks. Driving down the road with my 5-year-old son, I often find myself pointing out the trains we pass. Since he was born he,…
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Living Faithfully

‘Our one constant is change’

Sanctuary of Marshfield, Mass., likes to think outside the church. From the style of its building, which resembles an A-frame ski lodge in the woods, to an altar made of…
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Mission & Ministry

Beyond memos

Here we are, practitioners of memos: We send email and we receive it, We copy it and forward it and save it and delete it.  We write to move the…
Signs of faith in the Holy Land
Mission & Ministry

Signs of faith in the Holy Land

For the first time in years, Johnny Bannoura is excited about going to church. Participating in worship is difficult for Bannoura and his four siblings, all deaf since birth. Trained…
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Mission & Ministry

Faith

Most of the truly valuable things in life aren’t well suited for measurement. Try quantifying the next kiss someone plants on your cheek, for example. What criteria would you employ?…
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Living Faithfully

Zumba as evangelism

Yeah, yeah, yeah, que no pare la fiesta! Don’t stop the party!” Pitbull’s rap music blares over the loudspeaker in the parking lot. About 60 participants follow Zumba® instructor Gonzalo…
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Living Faithfully

Building bridges faith to faith

In Dearborn, Mich., it is a Muslim-Christian daily affair.
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Living Faithfully

‘God’s work. Our hands.’ Sunday

Thousands of ELCA members from across this church participated in the 2014 “God’s work. Our hands.” Sunday. Wearing gold T-shirts, the day involved ELCA members serving their communities in ways…