Reformation Day reflections
On Reformation Sunday this year (October 25) many of us will happily sing Luther’s famous hymn, “A Mighty Fortress.”
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Today marked a special anniversary in today’s Germany.
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Dear friends on both sides of the Atlantic,
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Pastor honored for role in protests that felled the Berlin Wall
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U.S. Lutherans will work together despite differences on gay clergy
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