Faith and Life Institute - Reflections

Faith and Life Reflections are bimonthly resources for lay and rostered leaders on headlines, current books, movies, social and ethical issues such as those involving natural disasters and developments in the church.

March-April 2009 Gran Torino: A faith and life perspective
January-February 2009
Ritualizing Nature: The Assembly as a Springboard for Dealing with Ecological Crisis
December 2008 The Twelve Days of Christmas
Supplement: Advent Study Guide
November 2008
Following Jesus in a Time of Fear
October 2008
Vision and Priorities for a Troubled Nation
September 2008
Perspectives on Evil
August 2008
The Challenges (and Gifts) of Chronic Illness
July 2008
Getting (and Staying) Connected
June 2008
Opening the Book of Faith: Lutheran Insights for Bible Study
May 2008
Human Sexuality (the ELCA Draft Social Statement)
April 2008
Christianity for the Rest of Us
March 2008
Addictions: A Healthy Response
February 2008
Being Found by God in Interfaith Relationships
January 2008
Weeping and Rejoicing with Africa
December 2007
The Summer of 1787: The Men Who Invented the Constitution
November 2007
Education: Is It An Endangered Value Among People of Faith?
October 2007
Ask, Thank, Tell
September 2007
War, Peace, and Faith
Supplement: Beyond the Good War
August 2007
Do Science and Faith Mix?
July 2007
American Gospel: God, the Founding Fathers, and the Making of a Nation
June 2007
A Vision for Your Church
May 2007
Plan B for Retirement
April 2007
Misquoting Jesus
March 2007
Broken Realities: A Look at Facts About Immigration in the U.S.
February 2007
Our Endangered Values: America's Moral Crisis
January 2007
Lent with a Baptismal Theme?
December 2006
"It Can't Happen Here": Disaster Preparedness
Novemer 2006
"An Inconvenient Truth": Facing Up to Global Warming
October 2006
The DaVinci Code Decoded