Contents


February 2017 Volume 1 Number 11


COVER STORY


14 Seminary status check Study guide: LivingLutheran.org


FEATURES 22


Recovery and the church Study guide: LivingLutheran.org


24 AMMPARO: A call to welcome


26 Where Bible meets barbecue This super chef feeds hungry bodies and souls


12 I’M A LUTHERAN


28 Reformation 500 50 Reformation sites


32 “Fully known and fully loved” “The Five Love Languages” for Lutherans


36 Equal participants in the body of Christ LGBTQ members find spiritual home in ELCA congregations


38 The Campaign for the ELCA: A look at domestic initiatives


DEPARTMENTS 26 WHERE BIBLE MEETS BARBECUE


4 Editor’s note 5 Grounded in grace 6 Letters 8 News


12 I’m a Lutheran 20


Reflection 28 REFORMATION 500: 50 REFORMATION SITES


42 Faith & family 44 Deeper understandings 46 Media in ministry 48 Crossword 48 Classifieds 49 Deaths 50 Presiding bishop


LIVINGLUTHERAN.ORG 3


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