The Lutheran | May 2001 Issue

Cover story
	Cover story 'God's agent, disguised as a hairdresser' by Amber Leberman
	Cover story It's OK to talk about God every day by Cindi L. Clemmer
	Cover story Pass it on The way to keep the faith is to speak it, share it, spread it by Kathleen Kastilahn
	Cover story Tools for building faith by Todd Etshman
Features
	Features 'The best layman I can be' Chicago WGN Radio farm broadcaster Orion Samuelson sees his job as a ministry by Sonia C. Solomonson
	Features A Mother's Day like no other One year after the national march for gun control, there are still miles to go by Carol Mueller
	Features A silk road to self-reliance Lutherans help women in Bangladesh produce silk by Elizabeth Hunter
	Features Camp survival Refugee program works on shoestring budget by Elizabeth Hunter
	Features Council recommends CCM exception to Churchwide Assembly ELCA Church Council weaves path between ELCA unity and full communion commitments by Sonia C. Solomonson
	Features ELCA income up
	Features ELCA on record for gun control
	Features Farm crisis: 'Seize the moment' by Elizabeth Hunter
	Features Here's the game plan by Jeff Favre
	Features Lost are found Sudanese teens find new home in New England by Cate Coulacos Prato
	Features Missouri president dies
	Features New Testament on homosexuality Denying God's purpose by Walter F. Taylor Jr.
	Features Pooky's triumph Like a struggling butterfly, my grief will emerge into something beautiful and new by Bethel B. Crockett
	Features Putting out a welcome mat Minneapolis synod ministry helps congregations reach new immigrants by Ann Hafften
	Features The Old Testament and homosexuality What is God doing?
	Features Welcome the stranger
	Features What you said Readers tell us about their church committee experiences
	Features WordAlone forms new organization by Todd Etshman
Faces
	Faces Guided by a higher power by Harold Eppley, Rochelle Melander
	Faces John's gift of skating by Jeff Favre
Youngchurch
	Youngchurch Adopting a cause
	Youngchurch From the bookshelf Because Nothing Looks Like God

Columnists
You asked: Which is it? by Wayne Weissenbuehler Spiritual practices: 'It is the Lord' by Frederic and Mary Ann Brussat Arts & books: The (big) Red Tent by Linda-Marie Delloff		Presiding bishop: 'He had it all' by H. George Anderson Editor: Bring it all by David L. Miller My view: Bullying and youth by Melvin M. Kieschnick

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Dirty job Go in peace ... don't forget your fries Indian mascots 'demeaning' Religion in the 'West Wing' Update: 'Drop the Debt' Web sight		Best this month: Books, Movies, TV, Videos Churchscan: May 2001 Churchscan Faithways: Sow to the Spirit 'So let us not grow weary in doing what is right' For the record: May 2001 For the Record Letters: Forgiveness themes struck chords But the notes vary Worldscan: May 2001 Worldscan

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