The Lutheran | December 2005 Issue

Cover story
	Cover story 'What can I do?' A report from the hotline by Sally Simmel
	Cover story 'You're a Lutheran now' Though walking wounded, a Mississippi congregation welcomes hurricane victims by Raines Rushin
	Cover story Caring for survivors? Listen, listen, listen and listen' by Julie B. Sevig
	Cover story Gifts from afar
	Cover story The heft and heart of helping Volunteers bring courage, creativity, care by Cindy Novak
Features
	Features 'Afraid they will freeze to death' In Pakistan, an ELCA partner cares for earthquake victims
	Features 'Let all the earth keep silent' In our Advent quiet, we can hear God by William R. Matthews
	Features A difficult, yet eye-opening, journey Christian & Jewish leaders visit Israel and the Palestinian territories by Judith Sudilovsky
	Features An iconographer explains
	Features Augsburg Fortress sales ahead of expectations by John Brooks
	Features Called to be 'first-class noticers' ELCA bishops reflect on identifying and developing leaders by Sonia C. Solomonson
	Features Faith is habit-forming Practice the faith with children at church and home by James F. Wright
	Features Helping Guatemala after Hurricane Stan
	Features Holy convergence When faiths come together 'It is heaven on earth, an incarnational moment' by Lori Eickmann
	Features In Brazil: Hanson focuses on ecumenism by Melissa Ramirez Cooper
	Features Only at Christmas Through the barrier and checkpoints, Palestinian Lutherans struggle to maintain a sense of family by Judith Sudilovsky
	Features Preparing our hearts, minds, souls Here's a week-by-week guide of spiritual practices for Advent by Debra K. Farrington
	Features Red hearts of Christmas 'God is love,' these symbols say throughout Denmark by Jeanne Conte
	Features Without words Icons point us to the mystery of God by Linda Gilden
Features (free)
	Features (free) La gente de Advenimiento by Raquel Rodriguez
	Features (free) New editor elected for The Lutheran by Elizabeth Hunter
Faces
	Faces 'Santa' comes to church He gives all year long in caring for young and old by Jeff Favre
	Faces The write address Calligrapher sends 'peace' and wins by Jeff Favre
Youngchurch
	Youngchurch From Illinois to Japan ELCA youth brings message of peace
	Youngchurch From the bookshelf by Andrea S. Pohlmann Kulik

Columnists
Our faith: Sing to the Lord a new song by Diane L. Jacobson You asked: Bishop of controversy by Wayne Weissenbuehler Spiritual practices: Considering beauty by Frederic and Mary Ann Brussat Arts & books: Peaceful reading by Linda-Marie Delloff		Presiding bishop: Beyond the song by Mark S. Hanson Editor: O dearest Jesus by Sonia C. Solomonson My view: Imagine Mary's letter by Linda Nansteel Lovell

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'Joy' for the season A 'vacancy' sign to howl about Celebration amid destruction Hurricane Wilma hits Florida Oh come, all ye faithful PBS airs program on theologians and Hitler Point & click Signs of fun Study: It's not easy being a PK Update: 'Handbook' goes ecumenical		Best this month: Best this month Churchscan: Churchscan Letters: Letters to editor are a mixed bag Topics were all over the board Light Side: Jesus, Jesus everywhere Reflection: Advent What would it be ... Worldscan: Worldscan E-newsletter: People of Advent E-newsletter: Ten ways to brighten a caregiver's Christmas E-newsletter: The Christmas cover-up E-newsletter: Where materialism becomes good

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