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Ill., attended Luther College, Deco- rah, Iowa. He told The Lutheran in 2001: “I feel I’m praising God when- ever I go on stage with the orchestra.”


Student’s blog goes viral Dannika Nash, a junior at the Uni- versity of Sioux Falls (S.D.), wrote a blog that went viral in March. Nash blogged about her experience at a Macklemore concert, during which 5,000 young people passionately responded to the singer’s marriage equality anthem “Love.” In her blog, addressed to “Church” and signed “A College Kid Who Misses You,” Nash


outlined why she believes her peers have defected from their religious upbringings—dissatisfaction with the church’s stance against marriage equality. She received more than 3,000 comments.


ELCA interreligious relations We want to hear your stories of engaging with people of other reli- gions through an ELCA ministry. What was most challenging? What was most fulfilling? What were the most pressing theological questions and practical concerns? Submit your stories (1,000 words or less) for pos-


sible inclusion in a collection of case studies of interreligious life in the ELCA. Photos, videos or illustra- tions are also welcome. Email them to erinfo@elca.org or mail them to Kathryn Lohre, ELCA Ecumenical and Inter-Religious Relations, 8765 W. Higgins Rd., Chicago, IL 60631.


Corrections With One Voice was published in 1995 (June, page 24). Robert Smith’s (Greensburg, Pa.) favorite hymn is “O God, I Love Thee,” Lutheran Book of Worship, 491 (June, page 25).


Voices take a bite out of malaria In Waverly, Iowa, students Katie Aldrich (left), Andra Peeler, Daria Zawierucha and Anne Bomgaars perform at Wartburg


College’s benefit concert in March for the ELCA Malaria Campaign (www.elca.org/malaria). The concert was part of a yearlong, campuswide initiative that raised $36,500 by the end of April, said junior Kelsey Nulph, who spearheaded the efforts. Nulph said the Wartburg funds will be matched by an ELCA Sorenson Grant.


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