November contents NOVEMBER 2015 VOLUME 28 NUMBER 11 ● 28 Body & soul ● ● 16 Young adults & giving Features
Lutheran ● Higher ed.
27 Church a ‘safe place’ for veterans
30 Jesus on the brain
34 The power of language Former refugees help one another rise out of poverty
39 From print to prayer Story moves Nebraska woman to pray for students
Cover story
16 Young adults and giving: From myths to ministry
23 Study guide
Cover: ELCA staff Michael Diesting, Brittany McGhee and David Dalton were models for our cover story. Photos by Alan Klehr.
36 Congregation thrives Departments
40 One large extended family
Montana couple connects college students to church
44 Women of purpose ELCA scholarships prepare emerging leaders from the ‘global south’
46 Partners in ministry 48 Higher education briefs
3 A lexicon of faith 4 Editor notes 8 News
14 Deeper understandings 26 Reflection 58 Two months out 59 Faces 60 Best this month 61 Deaths 62 Classifieds 63 Light side 63 Crossword 64 Letters 65 Picture this 66 Presiding bishop
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