The Lutheran | March 2010 Issue

Cover story
	Cover story Disaster personal for ELCA leader When global disaster recovery is your job, what happens when tragedy hits home? by Elizabeth Hunter
	Cover story Hearts for Haiti Generosity, grief and hope span the ELCA by Elizabeth Hunter
	Cover story Lutherans respond generously With immediate and long-term help for Haiti ... by Kathryn Sime
	Cover story Mission trips reveal faith of Haitians Congregations in Fleetwood, Pa., and Moorhead, Minn., had mission groups in Haiti when the earthquake struck by ELCA News Service
	Cover story Quake claims future pastor 'Ben spent his last breath singing' by Julie B. Sevig
	Cover story Talking to children about disasters Questions about God's role amid suffering are tough to answer by Diana Dworin
	Cover story Thanks be to God Good news for youth born in Haiti and their families by Linda Lockhart
Features
	Features A gift of life, laughter In Mauritania, water says it all by Houleye Tall
	Features Going 3 deep In New England, they're studying '40 days, 3 persons, 1 God' by Julie B. Sevig
	Features Jesus' wisdom not from gray hair or fresh face Christ's intergenerational ministry by Martin J. Lohrmann
	Features Keeping a good Lent Piety, practices and pilgrimage by Michael Cooper-White
	Features Lament Where two realities collide by Paul Lutter
	Features Life lessons Relationships help ease today's stress by Paul L. Campbell
	Features Paying it forward This includes thanking God, say U.S. and Tanzanian Lutherans by Elizabeth Hunter
	Features Richard Hillert, composer, dies at age 86 He was the composer of the canticle "Worthy is Christ"
Pass the faith
	Pass the faith Now what? How do I help my teen with Lenten discipline? Daughter is inspired by Roman Catholic friends to give up something for Lent by Diana Dworin
	Pass the faith The vocation of childhood Helping kids more clearly discern God's call in their daily lives by Diana Dworin
Faces
	Faces White walls, beware Artist leaves her signature in her church, community by Jeff Favre
Youngchurch
	Youngchurch Gentle worship ... for extraordinary families by George Kegley

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The way we were: 1955

Ingvald Thvedt leads worship with deaf and hearing-impaired children

Columnists
Our faith: Tension in the Bible by Mark D. Wickstrom Presiding bishop: A test and a witness by Mark S. Hanson Editor: Doing good, doing it right by Daniel J. Lehmann		Between us: Letters from the land of cancer by Walter Wangerin Jr. My view: Pension disaster by Leonard R. Flachman

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Anti-Muslim bias Asylum for homeschoolers Blowin' in the wind Britain rejects forced hirings Chicago church fire Church real estate loss Churches resume benevolence Clergy blast court ruling College named after C.S. Lewis Comic change Congregation & bishop argue vote Congregations vote to leave Danes sign Porvoo Davey & Goliath animator dies Denominational harmony ELCA member helps 54 orphans in Haiti Facts & figures Forgive Haiti's debt Hartke to head LIRS Japanese Christian wins lawsuit Justice, not revenge Malaria work continues Northeastern Iowa Synod council backtracks Pastors too 'scruffy' Quote: Benjamin Busch Quote: Scott Mantz Reformers' works online Rights to 'Allah' S.C. church spares the air Scrolls dispute Stop trafficking Tiller's shooter convicted; congregation prays for peace Violence in Egypt denounced Violence in Nigeria Wittenberg Center moves Worship space for Wiccans		Best this month: Listen to the Wind The Story of Dr. Greg & Three Cups of Tea Best this month: Stones into Schools Promoting Peace with Books, Not Bombs, in Afghanistan and Pakistan Best this month: Significant films of '09 Reviewers select movies that reveal and reflect the search for meaning Higher education: Finlandia holds an Apron Show, Cal Lutheran dedicates Peace Pole and more ... Letters: 2 readings produce different views Is there a clear, unbiased way to interpret the Bible? Light Side: Ark rivals E-newsletter: Blessings from Baghdad E-newsletter: Don't bury your talents E-newsletter: Dying well E-newsletter: Walking with Haiti in prayer

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