Home in the hills
Kranz, Cindy
Appalachian ministry is beautiful but tough for Ohio congregation trying to find its future
On …
Category: Lutheran, The
‘For sale: Pipe organ, played once a week’
That was the headline on a Chicago Sun-Times story about Grace Lutheran Church, Aurora, Ill., w…
A culture of perfection
Pederson, Ann
What aboutthe least, the lost and the last’?
From the birth of Louise Brown in 1978 fol…
Web perks for print subscribers
For the past year, The Lutheran has been preparing to relaunch its Web presence (www.thelutheran.org, comi…
Joyful noise!
Hoffman, Mark
Lutherans at Creation ’99 sing praises of hip hymns
‘I ain’t knocking
the hymns,
I …
Porn images force Harvard dean’s ouster
The ELCA pastor who resigned as dean of Harvard Divinity School was actually pressured to step dow…
Trust the heavenly banquet
Wengert, Timothy J
Ata loved one’s graveside, we need a gospel that carries us beyond this life
“If…
‘I’ve made a few notes . . .’
Shelstad, David L
Plan your funeral, but leave room for changes
Since death is inevitable, many …
Doing life with coupons, bears
UPDATE
Most people who attend youth events, such as July’s ELCA Youth Gathering (September, page 38),…
U.N.: Global inequality rising
Despite considerable economic growth in many regions, the gap between the rich and poor is wider now than a…