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Record number take LYF's 'Youth Poll'
By Linda C. Hoops About 80 percent of the youth who took part in the…
Saxon Memorial festival set for Oct. 9
The 30th Annual Fall Festival at the historic Saxon Lutheran Memorial in Frohna, Mo., is…
Hispanic ministries offer intensive Spanish classes
Two LCMS-related Hispanic ministries — Lutheran Hispanic Missionary Institute and Ysleta Lutheran Mission Human Care,…
October focuses on 'Clergy Appreciation'
In a September mailing from LCMS Ministerial Growth and Support, Synod congregations received a poster…
Poll: Unbelievers know most about religion
WASHINGTON (RNS) — Who can best answer questions about religion in America? Based on a…
10 minutes with … Marilyn Mellowes
(RNS) – PBS’ “American Experience” and “Frontline” explore the role of religion in American life…
Small following keeps shape-note singing alive
BIRMINGHAM, Ala. (RNS) — The archaic sounds that fill the historic former church sanctuary echo,…
Pressure Points (October 2010)
With Dr. Bruce Hartung Last month’s column addressing a reader’s question about what the Synod…
Requests for Reinstatement (October 2010)
LAURIE B. ERIKSEN, Delray Beach, Fla.; REBECCA RUTH HILLMAN, Cheney, Kan.; NADINE L. HOGER, Matteson,…
Positions (October 2010)
The Religious Life and Church Relations Department of Bethesda Lutheran Communities has a full-time position available…
Items wanted, available (October 2010)
Note: Reporter cannot accept notices about items offered for sale or that people wish to purchase. …
Shootings at Ohio, Texas churches stir concerns
(RNS) — Three outbursts of violence in or near churches, including one during worship services,…
Young Christians seek intentional community among poor
GRESHAM, Ore. (RNS) — In the two years since David Knepprath and Josh Guisinger moved…
Israeli court rules against segregated sidewalks
JERUSALEM (RNS) — Ultra-Orthodox leaders on Sept. 28 removed barriers separating men and women from…
Churches find empty pews at Sunday evening services
GRAND RAPIDS, Mich. (RNS) — Doug De Vries describes Sunday evening worship as “a lot…
