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Red light, green light

The rules of driving are easy. A red light means stop, and a green light means go. Even young children who can’t drive yet know what these lights mean. However,…
Reflecting on the 2018 ELCA Youth Gathering
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Reflecting on the 2018 ELCA Youth Gathering

The ELCA Youth Gathering occurs every three years and brings youth from across the ELCA to one city for faith formation, education about the church and serving the community. This…
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When papers become ash

My Uncle John died in late March of this year. I miss him very much, and I continue to hold my cousins in prayer as they grieve the loss of…
A Jewish-born orphan becomes a Lutheran pastor
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A Jewish-born orphan becomes a Lutheran pastor

Peter Boe, born with the name Volodja Sinegins, was about 7 and his brother was two years younger in 1944 when a woman shouting was all that stood between them…
I’m a Lutheran leader: Erin Power
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I’m a Lutheran leader: Erin Power

This year we’re putting an emphasis on stories that highlight leadership and leaders from around the ELCA. “I’m a Lutheran leader” is an online feature that highlights the many ways…
Report from a retired pastor
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Report from a retired pastor

Thank God I am in charge of next to nothing. Mostly I take care of the garden and pets these days (Anne Lamott, Hallelujah Anyway; Random House, 2017). Earl is…
I’m a Lutheran: Jonathan Ernst
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I’m a Lutheran: Jonathan Ernst

Lutheran Church of the Reformation, Washington, D.C. Photojournalist for Reuters  I believe Martin Luther King Jr. was right when he said the arc of history bends toward justice. I feel…
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Royal overconfidence and the spirit of God

This week’s lectionary readings tell the story of two very different kings who both made poor decisions based on overconfidence that lead to fatal consequences for someone else. The difference…
<i>Queer Eye</i> and reconciliation
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Queer Eye and reconciliation

I didn’t initially pay much attention when Queer Eye, Netflix’s reboot of the early-2000s Bravo reality series Queer Eye for the Straight Guy, started streaming earlier this year. I hadn’t…
Captives in the land of the free
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Captives in the land of the free

For I do not do what I want, but I do the very thing I hate (Romans 7:15).   A searching and honest friend of mine once said, “You Christians always…