July contents JULY 2014 VOLUME 27 NUMBER 7 26 ‘You gave me food’ 32 Military moves


16 Economic & income inequality Lutheran News


8 Ukraine: Lutherans face uncertainty


10 Advocacy for Mount of Olives hospital


13 More U.S. Latinos shift, drift outside Roman Catholic Church


Cover story


16 Economic and income inequality Our beliefs matter


19 The new inequality Our Lutheran vocation


21 Golden nets 22 Study guide


COVER: “LAZARUS AND THE RICHMAN” BY JAMES B. JANKNEGT


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July 2014 5 Features 24 Camps care for creation


28 Floating worship If you’re in central Wisconsin this summer, consider this


30 Same table They made space for convicted sex offenders


34 Cooking up second chances Lutheran program trains those with criminal backgrounds


38 Speakers inspire as synod assemblies met this spring


36 Sharing songs Departments


3 Challenging conversations 4 Editor notes


14 Deeper understandings 23 Reflection 42 Two months out 43 Faces 44 Best this month 45 Deaths 46 Classifieds 47 Light side 47 Crossword 48 Letters 49 Picture this 50 Presiding bishop


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