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The LWF National Committee in Indonesia installed an internet satellite tower on the properties of four Lutheran churches in remote areas to assist online learning. Church pictured is HKBP. Photo: by Andi Gultom/KNLWF.
Indonesian churches enable online learning in rural areas
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9 Feb 2021
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9 Feb 2021
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Women of faith have a vital role to play in rebuilding from the COVID-19 pandemic. Photo: Panelists’ own
Women's voices for interfaith engagement
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9 Feb 2021
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9 Feb 2021
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Participants at the Being Lutheran webinar believe the experience of digitally-mediated worship is “changing who we will be in the future.” Photo: Congerdesign via Pixabay
Being Lutheran: Real Presence in Digital Church
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5 Feb 2021
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5 Feb 2021
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LWF peace ambassadors in the Central African Republic, 2017. The young men and women have been trained to mediate in community conflicts, which can vary from a fight about the village water point to accusations of witchcraft or domestic violence. Photo: Els Hortensius, ICCO and Kerk in Actie
LWF staff resumes work in CAR after violence
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4 Feb 2021
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4 Feb 2021
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Presiding Bishop MJH Ubane passed away 28 January. Photo: ELCSA
Remembering South African Bishop Ubane who stood for dignity, equality
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3 Feb 2021
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3 Feb 2021
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A man at a water harvesting system in Seharti Samre, Tigray. Photo: Hilina Abebe/Norwegian Church Aid (2013)
Ethiopia: LWF responds to Tigray conflict
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1 Feb 2021
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1 Feb 2021
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Rev. Joann Conroy, an Oglala Sioux woman, explains how the church might learn to care for creation from Indigenous people around the world. Photo: ELCA
USA: Creation care requires Indigenous voices
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29 Jan 2021
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29 Jan 2021
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The Evangelical Lutheran Church in Denmark is opposing a draft law that would require all religious sermons to be translated into Danish. Here, Bishop Henning Toft Bro preaches at the State Opening of the Danish Parliament. Photo: Diocese of Aalborg
Denmark urged to respect religious freedom
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28 Jan 2021
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28 Jan 2021
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Photo: Trent Erwin, Unsplash
2020 selection complete, 85 candidates awarded LWF scholarships
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28 Jan 2021
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28 Jan 2021
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