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The online musings from pastors, theologians and laity that will help you see the world from a Lutheran perspective.
On ‘The Wind in the Willows’: Enjoying the Creator’s Good Gifts
We do experience a facet of our Creator’s love when we take the half hour to watch the pinky dusk light trace the outlines of early spring leaves.
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Hope in Jackpot
by Adriane Dorr Rev. Gary Benedix recently retired from full-time ministry . . . but not really. “I have been …
A Sleeping-Mat Ministry: Bringing Comfort to the Homeless
by Sandy Wood From Chicago to Ghana and in between, a ministry carrying Christ’s love and a cushioned place to …
Lutherans Still Making Impact in New Orleans—and Beyond—Five Years after Katrina
by Paula Schlueter Ross It’s been five years since the Aug. 29, 2005, landfall of Hurricane Katrina. And today–even with …
Am I Willing to Take a Stand?
by Rev. Ken Lampe It’s popular today to talk about being spiritual but not religious. Some people want to be …
A Mother’s Touch; a Mother’s Heart
by Cindy Steinbeck Newkirk Barbara Amelia Matthes wrote an incredible memoir of her life journey before she died. My mind’s …
Lutherans? Reformed? A Thumbnail History
by Dr. Albert B. Collver In John 17:11, Jesus prayed to His Father that the Church “may be one, even as …