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Feeling welcome July 2009 Despite growing diversity in our country, people of different races and ethnicities still tend to live, socialize and worship with those like them. As a result, it has been frustrating for the ELCA to achieve its goal of growing into a multicultural church. |
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Calvin at 500 July 2009 Like Luther, Calvin wielded enormous influence and has a living legacy in the millions of Christians who belong to churches of the "Reformed tradition." Though Luther and Calvin had theological disagreements in their time, modern-day Reformed and Lutheran churches have found fellowship and common ground. |
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Psalms: Under the canopy of grace June 2009 Harried and troubled as we often are, we 21st-century Christians can learn much from the psalms. |
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Christian Zionism June 2009 Christian Zionists believe restoration of Israel and the Jewish temple is a key to God's salvation plan. The idea, say mainline Christian theologians, arises from a selective misreading of Scripture. |
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Reality TV May 2009 Many (but certainly not all) reality TV shows put contestants in shocking, degrading, embarrassing and revealing situations. As Christians, should we watch this stuff? |
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Sunday school May 2009 The teaching methods that worked so well for baby boomers just don't cut it for many of today's youth. Is it time for Sunday school to enter the 21st century? |
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Prayer April 2009 Prayer is our communication with, to and from God. While there are no bad ways to pray, many have found their prayer life enriched by discovering new ways to pray. |
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Wanted: Sinners dead and alive April 2009 We enter the community of Christ through the sacrament of baptism, when we are made new people in Christ. |
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Economic crisis and faith March 2009 Hundreds of thousands have lost their jobs, their homes, their financial security. Though the rest of the world may panic, God’s people turn to the Almighty for guidance, courage and strength. |
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Two museums, two worlds March 2009 The Bible reveals truths about God. And science reveals objective truth about how God's creation works. The problem comes when Christians insist on a literal, word-for-word interpretation of the Bible. |
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