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Faith and Life Reflections

Faith and Life Reflections are monthly resources for lay and rostered leaders on headlines, current books, movies, social and ethical issues such as those involving natural disasters and developments in the church. Comments may be returned to the writer or to the editor, Mark A. Staples (Mstaples@Ltsp.edu).

• September 2008:
  "Perspectives on Evil"
• August 2008:
  "The Challenges (and Gifts) of Chronic Illness"
• July 2008:
  "Getting (and staying) connected"
• June 2008:
  "Opening the Book of Faith: Lutheran Insights for Bible Study"
• May 2008:
  "Human Sexuality (the ELCA draft Social Statement)"
• April 2008:
  "Christianity for the Rest of Us"
• March 2008:
  "Addictions - a healthy response"
• February 2008:
  "Being found by God in Interfaith Relationships"
• January 2008:
  "Weeping and Rejoicing with Africa"
• December 2007:
  "The Summer of 1787: The men who invented the Constitution"
• November 2007:
  "Education: Is It An Endangered Value Among People of Faith?"
  (See also February 2008 Online Course on Education)
  
• October 2007:
  "Ask, Thank, Tell"
  
• September 2007:
  "War, Peace and Faith"
  Katie Day's Beyond "The Good War"
• August 2007:
  "Do Science and Faith Mix?"
• July 2007:
  "American Gospel: God, The Founding Fathers, and the Making of a Nation"
• June 2007:
  "A Vision for Your Church"
• May 2007:
  "Plan B for Retirement"
• April 2007:
  "Misquoting Jesus"
• March 2007:
  "Broken Realities: A look at facts about immigration in the U.S."
• February 2007:
  "Our Endangered Values: America's Moral Crisis"
• January 2007
  "Lent with a Baptismal Theme?"
  
• December 2006
  " 'It' Can Happen Here" - Disaster Preparedness
• November 2006
  "An Inconvenient Truth" - Facing up to Global Warming
• October 2006
  The DaVinci Code Decoded