The Lutheran | September 2010 Issue

Cover story
	Cover story Get involved How you and your congregation can engage in prison ministry
	Cover story Help parents in prison connect to their children Start a project in your community, volunteer or donate
	Cover story Living, Lutheran stones Inmates, rejected by society, are loved by God by Clint Schnekloth
	Cover story Mix of ministry and art An ELCA pastor blends prison chaplaincy with art therapy by Clint Schnekloth
	Cover story Prison facts More than 2 million American children have a parent in prison
	Cover story Turning the page Lutheran agency helps women read to children -- from prison by Elizabeth Hunter
Special report
	Special report LWF addresses past with eyes on future Assembly elects Palestinian as president, Chilean as general secretary by Charles M. Austin
	Special report LWF Assembly facts Plus: Outgoing LWF president receives foot-washing tub from president of Mennonite World Conference by Charles M. Austin
	Special report LWF selects treasurer, vice presidents Plus: Greetings from the Vatican by Charles M. Austin
	Special report The LWF's greatest hits Milestones in the history of the global organization by Ralston Deffenbaugh, Rebecca Larson
Features
	Features 'If not for God's poor' Chicago's homeless revitalize a struggling church by Robert Elliott, Chris Ocken
	Features 'Throwaway kids' Troubled children find a haven at Oesterlen, an ELCA-affiliated agency in Ohio by Karen Gerboth
	Features Cuba's tiny Lutheran church Members of the Florida-Bahamas Synod nurture a connection by Anne Basye
	Features Holding banks accountable Pastor, congregation join in activism for financial reform by Sandra D. Guy
	Features Long road to literacy Kenya's Lutherans are running this race by George Arende
	Features Reaching out with a blessing Washington congregation celebrates labor of hands & hearts by Rachel Pritchett
Pass the faith
	Pass the faith Now what? Choosing day care Parent wonders how to decide between church and secular day-care by Diana Dworin
	Pass the faith Transition time Parents can help kids learn to roll with life's big and small changes by Diana Dworin
Good one!
	Good one! Puppet storytellers Iowa congregation tells "the old, old story" in new ways
Two months out
	Two months out Remembering the saints Commemorate All Saints' Day with photos and a service
Faces
	Faces From nonbelief to belief Sword swallower puts God in his act by Jeff Favre
Youngchurch
	Youngchurch On assignment for God 12-year-old volunteers to stamp out malaria by Kate Penz

Columnists
A Lutheran Christian life for today: Simultaneously two people by Peter W. Marty Presiding bishop: Diverse but united by Mark S. Hanson Editor: The times are changing by Daniel J. Lehmann		Between us: The robber under the bed by Walter Wangerin Jr. My view: Punishing the poor by James R. Swanson

News		Departments
'Rite of Reception' receives 7 3 killed in plane crash A place of her own A sweet summer treat Aid set for Pakistan All aboard Amish growth, movement west Better than apples for teachers Beware of Jordan River Christians hailed in India Christians killed in Pakistan Church attendance up Churches address xenophobia Churches grieve festival deaths Council trims churchwide budget by $4.2 million Female bishops at issue German bishop resigns Got peace? HIV services at risk LCMS elects new leader, approves restructuring Lutheran heads YMCAs Lutheran link to 'Get Low' Lutherans rethink stewardship Methodist boycott Orthodox appeal Quitting 'Christianity' Quote: Archbishop Emeritus Desmond Tutu Quote: Gerald Kieschnick Religious education shift Rowing their boat for a cause Vatican reports deficit Voting continues Writer Marj Leegard dies YMCA rebranded 'the Y'		Best this month: Everlasting Moments Best this month: So Close Best this month: The 7 Principles of Peace of Mind Shoshanna covers a timely topic Higher education: Koerwer named president of Newberry College, Schweitz appointed director of Zygon Center, and more ... Letters: Bible far more than just words It is a book of faith for faithful lives in and of Christ Light Side: Missing the squirrels Preschooler disappointed by skipping museum exhibit E-newsletter: 'It's there if you want ...' E-newsletter: Birds and bugs and bees, oh my E-newsletter: Highway churches in Germany--a resting place for the soul E-newsletter: Hope in hopelessness