Mark S. Hanson

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• 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
• How to be church?
  Who we are together is our answer
• Warning signs
  Repent & witness God's promised future
• Lost virtue
  God gives grace to the humble
• Face the facts
  But we must avoid discouragement
• Do not fear
  We, too, bear the burden of peace
• Alive in Christ
  Our rich experiences of being Lutheran
• Amazing grace
  God's grace 'is the whole giftedness of life'
• Join me
  We can make a difference
• Damos gracias
• Power, for what?
  You have more power than you think
• Time to listen
  I sense weariness, impatience among us
• Spiritual disciplines
  Pay attention to God's presence
• Pray for renewal
  The Christian community lives by prayer
• Enough is enough
  Give generously to hunger relief
• Assembly reflections
  I will long remember the sight ...
• We need the LWF
  It calls us beyond self-interest to serve
• Rekindle our fire
  What 'burning images' shape us?
• Close the back door
  Too many members slip silently away
• By what right?
  only by virtue of your call to serve
• Proclaim Christ's resurrection
  Say it clearly, say it again
• Let us be united
  'I am deeply concerned ...'
• Cross irony
  It reveals our sin and God's embrace
• Eavesdropping on God
  The Spirit won't let us be bystanders
• Come and see Jesus
  Why is that invitation so disturbing
• Pondering & proclaiming
  Can we be amazed by the good news?
• Grief & grace
  Amid tears, we shared stories and prayers
• Living God's promise
  'Daring Lutherans' risk all for life
• Evangelical bishops
  They help us see what God is doing
• Faith and science
  As knowledge explodes, we need to talk
• Ministry of the retired
  You are models of baptismal faith
• Pray for healing
  ELCA has zero tolerance for sexual abuse
• Raise up future leaders
  Here's a way to lift up ministry candidates
• Christ is risen!
  God will not be confined to tombs
• Jesus the questioner
  Lively questions to enrich the community
• The world is waiting
  We must point to what God is doing
• First impressions
  Looking at us, what do people see?

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