Mark S. Hanson

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• Faith practices in the making
  Shared activities addressing needs form way of life
• Learning to pray never stops
  Think of it as a positive and a practice
• Witnessing in troubled times
  A call for evangelical missional imagination
• Jesus is with us always
  Trust in Christ's promise during anxious times
• Fraudulent privilege
  Respect missing for those on margins
• Thriving in a pluralistic world
  ELCA is evangelical, missional in its witness
• Communal repentance
  Dying, rising with Christ no heroic individual quest
• Evangelical Lutheran Church in America
  God's work. Our hands.
• Biblical fluency
  Book of Faith 'not simply another' Bible study
• Putting faith on the line
  Presidential candidates are urged to take action
• Growing together
  Listen and learn from one another
• Spiritual vs. religious
  Hope found in role of emerging churches
• In creation, find hope
  God in, above, outside all things
• Acting our age
  God uses people in all stages of life
• God crosses borders
  Remember the biblical stories
• Waters of life
  Precious gift, human necessity
• The genetics challenge
  Our role in stewarding God's gift of life
• A centered life
  Dramatic mixture of brokenness, grace
• Colleges lead way
  Curiosity, faith, discernment, mission are key
• Thanks be to God!
  Assembly highlighted faith, hope, work
• Work required
  Lutheran identity takes time, discipline
• Living in the light of Jesus
  Familiar Bible verses lay out faith practices
• Paying attention to God
  Spiritual discipline needed to see 'kingdom'
• Nurturing families
  Relationships take time, effort, encouragement
• Action, deeds in context
  Theological education helps define our witness
• Living in a diverse world
  Challenges, yes, but opportunities abound
• 'I am at peace'
  Reflections on dying in the faith
• Tackling membership decline
  Losses of the past five years beckon us to reflect, seek renewal
• The divinity question
  Hymns help us grasp Jesus' nature
• Challenges of hunger
  Spreading faith, feeding the poor are interwined
• Worship book tells our story
  New resource links ELCA to its past and future
• Why LWF matters
  Communion of churches shares identity and calling
• The race to slow down
  Start by looking in the right place
• Discerning dissent
  'Church must welcome debate, disagreement'
• Bearing the mark of Christ
  Intentional prayer, discussion a start
• Church, find your voice
  We can find agreement in the Middle East
• On being Lutheran
  It matters to our lives of faith and to our witness in the world
• A Lenten invitation
  Truth-telling opens the way to reconciliation
• Gift of courage
  Bonhoeffer inspires with wisdom, courage
• High expectations
  Leaders require forgiveness & grace
• Beyond the song
  Let's invite others to faith
• Bearing witness
  Nothing separates us from God's love
• The 2005 assembly
  ... through other eyes
• To my grandkids
  ... as we celebrate youth and family
• In Orlando
  What you'll see at Churchwide Assembly
• Tell the story
  We need to pray and study the Scriptures
• Reasons to hope
  Pope says seeking visible unity is crucial
• Rejoicing
  We live in Christ's power and presence
• Signs of the Spirit
  You should see what I see
• A Pentecost church
  This is what we are and will become

• An open letter to ELCA members: Standing together in God's grace