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Across the wide Missouri divide

Why Lutheran kin are so separate

by Martin E. Marty

What's the difference?

A look from the ELCA at the company we keep

by Martin E. Marty

Features

'It's what we do'

Gift-giving in California goes beyond the ordinary and across the world

by Julie B. Sevig

A surprising new role

David Swartling prepares for his work as ELCA secretary

by Elizabeth Hunter

French Lutherans want links with the U.S.

'Help us overcome our prejudices,' says church president

by Chris Mosey

Happy and Sad Danes unite

In Ringsted, Iowa: A tale of emotions, dancing, disagreement, fire and mold

by Tim Pallesen

In concert for a cause

Need grows for first domestic abuse shelter for American Indians

by Greg Peterson

Our mediated conscience

Luther can help us navigate in our graceless, interactive world

by Michael Bugeja

Peace in Palestinian classrooms

In Lutheran schools, students learn respect and love for 'the other'

by Judith Sudilovsky

Teach me to pray

'We are beggars: this is true' Martin Luther, a few days before his death, February 1546

by William R. Matthews

Woman heads Lutheran church in Paris

by Chris Mosey

Faces

An incredible voice

Retired music teacher makes lessons sing

Standing for justice

Advocate bests 'city hall'

by Gayda Hollnagel

Youngchurch

Kids care and share

New Jersey congregation emphasizes stewardship projects

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The way we were: 1908

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