What Bible verse made a difference in your life and why?

Please explain in 250 words or less. Include your name; the Scripture (book, chapter and verse); your congregation (provide town and state); and your e-mail address or phone number.

Send to: The Lutheran magazine, attn: Elizabeth Hunter, 8765 W. Higgins Road, Chicago, IL 60631; e-mail: elizabeth.hunter@thelutheran.org.

The meaning of hospitality: It’s more than food and a comfy bed. It is about standing side-by-side with someone you may not agree with, may not understand, or don’t even like.

How does it help your faith to worship with someone you may not agree with, understand or even like?

Hospitality-wise, how does your ELCA congregation measure up and why?

Are you or a family member currently serving in the military? How does your faith sustain you during deployments?

Does your congregation have a great ministry to the enlisted or their families?

Would you like to share names of ELCA military members who have died in combat during the current initiatives in Iraq or Afghanistan?

We need your stories for a July cover story about ELCA members in the military, their families and congregations. Send 150 words about your experience, together with your full name, congregation name (town and state) and e-mail address or phone number to: elizabeth.hunter@thelutheran.org by March 2.