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Picture this


ing through the January issue of The Lutheran, my husband noticed an ad on page 39. “This is going to rattle your cage,” he said. An ad for Hymnal Plus—“the ultimate wor- ship music solution.” I am appalled that of all denominations, Lutherans would endorse such a thing. What are you thinking? I am thoroughly dis- gusted that the editor thought it OK to include this ad in the magazine. I hope that Lutheran organists from coast to coast rise up and cry foul. Janette H. Coull Alton, N.H.


(Ed. note: Advertising by non-ELCA related entities doesn’t constitute endorsement by The Lutheran or the ELCA.)


Puzzle delight Do you ever get letters about the crossword puzzles in the magazine? It’s good, and almost always challeng- ing. What I like most is the mirror- image symmetry that Richard Ban- semer achieves every single time, month after month. Thank you for your work, Richard. Lucy C. Young Grand Rivers, Ky.


Keep Christ I was stunned to see the cartoon (December, page 45) of Mary and Joseph at the inn with a note on the door reading “Closed for Xmas.” I would have never expected a Christian publication to “X” out Christ in Christmas. Shame on you. Kathleen Mayberry Austin, Texas


Final journey


The body of Keith Morkve, a member of Bethany Lutheran, Hatton, N.D., was carried to the church and cemetery on a 125-year-old family wagon pulled by Norwegian Fjord Horses. Morkve died at age 65 in October. The family farm is 2 miles from the church (built on land do- nated by his great-great-grandfather), and Morkve’s niece Kathy Baer and her husband, Ken, members of St. Paul Lutheran Church, Garrison, N.D., provided their horses. Another niece, Stacy Christianson, captured this photo, saying it depicts “so much about who Uncle Keith was and what he loved. … He was the fourth generation to be baptized, confirmed and buried at Bethany. He loved horses and always had several in the pasture to care for … he was a simple man who lived his life quietly.” The cemetery is a half mile from the church, which made for a slow-paced and “very moving” final journey, she said.


Send us your best: The Lutheran is looking for photographs that tell the tale of your faith life or that of your congregation or the ELCA. Send your


high-resolution photo to lutheran@thelutheran.org with “Picture this” in the subject line, along with caption and contact information.


Words of hope In the presiding bishop’s column, Mark S. Hanson gave us flowering thoughts of love and grace. Elizabeth A. Eaton gives us tulips of faith and promise (December, page 50). We are blessed with a garden of hope and


beauty as our leaders go forth in the Savior’s light of risen glory. In a less poetic paean: it doesn’t get any better than that. Catherine Boone Shealy Atlanta


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