July contents JULY 2015 VOLUME 28 NUMBER 7
34 Racism: Let’s talk
36 Solar for Liberia
16 Adages Lutheran News
8 500 new starts: A milestone worth celebrating
9 Augusta Victoria Hospital CEO dies
10 Women of the ELCA wins awards
Cover story
16 Adages 22 Study guide
Features
12 Nice is not enough Taking the pulse of your congregation’s Christ-centeredness
24 Little church on the mountain
25 Called to Detroit
26 Outhouses on the move Sending kids to Detroit with a check and some chuckles
28 Angels watching over them
32 Housewares heaven
38 Education, speakers & service top synod gatherings
COVER DESIGN: Kathryn Brewer 30 Pedaling the right path Departments
3 A lexicon of faith 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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