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The Magazine of The Evangelical Lutheran Church in America

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Cover story

Cover story

Diverse or divisive?

How we celebrate the sacraments must express what we confess

Cover story

Orphans at the table?

Iowa congregation reflects the trend toward communing younger children

Features

Features

'I've been found!'

Features

'Luther Year' celebration beckons

On Autobahn or Internet travelers find history, hospitality and high humor

Features

'Now I have a special friend ....'

Features

'Your position is being eliminated'

Without warning, in 10 devastating minutes, I was 'retired' after 25 years. But terror turned into oportunity and a time of trust.

Features

A call for peace

Features

Birthday wishes

Open adoption gives children lifeline connections

Features

ELCA called 'ecumenical catalyst'

Features

ELCA financial health 'improving'

Features

Full communion draws mixed review

Features

Invitational evangelism makes churches grow

Who is our neighbor, and what in the name of Jesus are we doing here?'

Features

Liberia's war explodes, Lutherans evacuated

Features

Linking sense & sound

Our hymns may shape us far more than our creeds and confessions

Features

New life in Liberia

Liberian Lutherans maintain their faith and hope in the face of war's atrocities and failed peace accords

Features

Postcards from Moscow

We witnessed the birth of Christ in the hearts of many

Features

Reader to reader: Goals lead to a healthy church

Features

Upper Midwest battles floods

Features

Welcome to Luther's Coffeehouse

N.Y. church serves up coffee and the gospel

Youngchurch

Youngchurch

It's a wrap for quilt squares

Now it's time to enter the 1996 'Youngchurch' contest

Columnists

Presiding bishop:

A very tough job

News

Departments

Churchscan: Parish Scan

Letters: Healthy churches
Use gospel and sacraments for diagnosis

Worldscan: World Scan

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