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September 2010 |
| Lutheran heads YMCAs |
| Johan V. Eltvik, a Norwegian who was once a teacher and an army chaplain, will lead the World Alliance of YMCAs.
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September 2010 |
| HIV services at risk |
| Shifts in funding are reducing the ability for faith-based organizations to provide treatment and other HIV-related services, according to a study presented during the International AIDS Conference
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| Special report |
Charles M. Austin |
September 2010 |
| LWF addresses past with eyes on future |
| Assembly elects Palestinian as president, Chilean as general secretary |
| Assembly elects Palestinian as president, Chilean as general secretary.
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| Special report |
Charles M. Austin |
September 2010 |
| LWF selects treasurer, vice presidents |
| Plus: Greetings from the Vatican |
| The Lutheran World Federation treasurer is chosen by the Executive Council. Christina Jackson-Skelton, treasurer of the ELCA, was selected as LWF treasurer and council member. Walter Ka
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| Special report |
Ralston Deffenbaugh, Rebecca Larson |
September 2010 |
| The LWF's greatest hits |
| Milestones in the history of the global organization |
| The 11th Assembly of the Lutheran World Federation took place July 20-27 in Stuttgart, Germany. Founded in 1947, the LWF is the worldwide communion of churches in the Lutheran tradition representi
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| Youngchurch |
Kate Penz |
September 2010 |
| On assignment for God |
| 12-year-old volunteers to stamp out malaria |
| Alex Fluegel, 12, went up to the front of the sanctuary when the pastor called for volunteers one Sunday morning. He didn't know what he was volunteering for, or that it would spark a passion for
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| Presiding bishop |
Mark S. Hanson |
September 2010 |
| Diverse but united |
| LWF deepens commitment to being one communion |
| "Give us today our daily bread." This petition from the Lord's Prayer can become so familiar we forget both for what we pray and what God promises. That changed dramatically as Luthera
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August 2010 |
| G20 gets report card 'D' |
| Jubilee USA network, an alliance of more than 75 religious groups that advocate debt forgiveness for impoverished countries, gave the wealthy nations Group of 20 a near-failing grade for its pro
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Randy T. Jones |
August 2010 |
| From Alabama to Honduras |
| This week, Randy T. Jones, pastor of Messiah Lutheran Church, Montgomery, Ala., tells readers about Lunches for Learning, a program that helps feed schoolchildren in Honduras.
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July 2010 |
| Outside Europe, Catholic growth |
| According to the Vatican's 2010 yearbook, the world's Roman Catholics grew to 1.17 billion in 2008, an 11 percent increase from 2000.
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