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Lutheran CORE announces plan to form new church body
On November 18, Lutheran CORE announced at a Minneapolis press
conference that its board had voted to begin the process of forming a new
Lutheran denomination in North America. This body would be for those
congregations and individuals choosing to leave the Evangelical Lutheran
Church in
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United Methodists and ELCA Lutherans celebrate full communion agreement
With a joint service more than a year in the making, members of United
Methodist Church (UMC) and Evangelical Lutheran Church in America (ELCA)
congregations worshipped together on November 1, All Saints’ Sunday, at
Hennepin Avenue United Methodist Church in Minneapolis. This public
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Lutherans in Minnesota |
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Former church advocate’s passion for world’s hungry hasn’t subsided
Although he stepped down from leading the ELCA Hunger Appeal a decade
ago, Roger Livdahl is still a cheerleader for disenfranchised people. And he
sees a lot of untapped resources in the billfolds and bank accounts of his
fellow U.S. Lutherans.
“Jesus has a lot to say about how we
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Born at the beginning of this decade, Lutheran Congregations in Mission for Christ seeks out position in a new environment
As plans for the national gathering of Lutheran Congregations in Mission for
Christ (LCMC) were being made, no one knew what to expect. The largest
previous registration for such a gathering included 380 people. But this
national gathering was coming just two months after the Evangelical
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Salt and leaven in the Holy Land
Where the world hangs in balance, few Christians remain. Yet Christians have
been in that balance for a long time. As leaven, as salt, Christians may yet
play a role.
Christian numbers are diminishing in the tense Mideast; Arab Christians
departing for safer places. Yet remaining
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The texture of the scriptures
In a miniature assembly line in the basement of St. Michael’s Lutheran
Church (LCMS) in Bloomington, Minnesota, volunteers produce the books of
Genesis and Revelation in Braille. The 60 volunteers at St. Michael’s are part
of a nationwide volunteer network called Lutheran
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Metro Lutheran to revamp Web page
If you are visiting Metro Lutheran's Web site to see a new Web page, you will
need to return soon. The new site is still under construction. Try again
after Thanksgiving.
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The congregation as holy space
Susan Roth, national register historian for the Minnesota Historical Society,
addressing the congregation of Christ Church Lutheran (ELCA), Minneapolis,
during the celebration of its designation as a National Historic Landmark,
said, “This is an evening worthy of an
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Commentary |
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It is your time to step up
Every beacon of hope needs guardians to keep the light shining brightly. Every
model of excellence requires support to keep the model alive. Every resource
that makes our world a better place is buoyed by committed and passionate
supporters who accept their roles in keeping that resource
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Time is Running Out for IRA Charitable Distributions
Time is running out for those who are 70-and-a-half or older to make
qualified charitable distributions from their IRAs. In late summer 2008, the
U.S. Congress passed a continuance of legislation established in 2006 that
allows an individual to make distributions from an IRA up to $100,000
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