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As hard and uncomfortable as it can be to discuss how we’d like to leave this life, it’s a conversation worth starting before you have to.
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Along with going outside and planting a tree this year, consider these helpful tips to keep your meetings “green.” Remember that going a little green is better than doing nothing at all.
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Malaria is worldwide epidemic, but recent developments have made it possible to stop this disease. See what the Saint Paul Area Synod, in partnership with the ELCA Malaria Campaign, is doing to end malaria—for good.
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Despite her exhaustion, she could not help but feel at home in this new place as she smiled back at the faces of the people surrounding her. Little did she know that this place and these people would soon become part of one the most formative encounters of her life.
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Our faith communities provide an ideal place for all of us to make a commitment to positive change. As Lutherans, we are called to steward all gifts: faith, relationships, resources, emotions, occupations, calls, roles, talents—and, yes, even our bodies. By stewarding these gifts, however imperfectly, we live healthier lives, better able to be whole people of God.
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The Evangelical Lutheran Parish Nurse Association (ELPNA) of Region 3 announced that it will provide start-up funds for up to 2-3 Lutheran affiliated congregations in Region 3 (MN, SD, and ND).
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When you hear the adage, “If you see something, say something,” it is generally in reference to potential crime or suspected terrorism. However, a group of middle and high school youth is using this attitude of saying something to tackle something they have all seen and, for some, experienced: bullying.
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In a historic visit, leaders of the Evangelical Lutheran Church in America (ELCA) and a delegation of church leaders representing The Lutheran World Federation traveled together Nov. 30-Dec. 1 to areas of the United States impacted by storms produced from Hurricane Sandy
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The Syrian uprising that began in February 2011 has left 2.5 million people in need of assistance. The Evangelical Lutheran Church in America (ELCA) is responding to the needs of Syrian refugees in Jordan, where an estimated 210,000 Syrians have fled, according to the U.N. refugee agency.
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An Update from Portico Benefit Services: A new fitness center discount for health plan members has been approved for 2013. Plus, employers will again have the chance to earn a 2% discount on 2013 health contributions
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