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Photographs on Monday, July 11, 2022, at the 2022 LCMS Youth Gathering in Houston. LCMS Communications/Erik M. Lunsford
Why Memorize When You Can Just Google It?
With the internet at our fingertips, we easily come to rely on it for everything. But what is lost when we outsource our memory?

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How to Celebrate the 12 Days of Christmas with Your Family
To talk about celebrating the full 12 days of Christmas, one must first talk about celebrating Advent. To do otherwise ...
Welcoming ‘Church Shoppers’ in the Holiday Season (and Anytime)
Ah, Christmas: that wonderful time of year when the church music and readings are all comfortably familiar ...
Fast Before You Feast
An abundance of good things can fool us into believing we deserve everything we have and just a little bit more, too.
Body and Soul; Bytes and Screens
Does this article exist? You can’t hold it in your hands, turn the pages, mark it up with a pen and highlighter, or crumple it ...
Have Yourself a Merry Little Christmas Eve
That particular joy is this: I do not want to unwrap any presents on Christmas morning. I just want to go to church.
Victims and Heroes
You can hear the laments of victims crying out for justice and you can also see the heroes patting themselves on the back.
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