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		<title>Be Wise!</title>
		<link>http://fillspillthrill.org/2011/05/be-wise-2/</link>
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		<pubDate>Fri, 20 May 2011 16:12:38 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[Bishop David deFreese
Nebraska Synod, ELCA
Saint Paul told the Corinthians: &#8220;We must each be careful how we build, because Christ is the only foundation. Whatever we build on that foundation will be tested by fire on the day of judgment.&#8221; (1 Corinthians 3:10-12)
An old carpenter was ready to retire. He told his employer-contractor of his plans [...]]]></description>
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		<title>2011 Easter Message</title>
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		<pubDate>Wed, 20 Apr 2011 14:04:14 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[Presiding Bishop Mark S. Hanson
Evangelical Lutheran Church in America
So they left the tomb quickly with fear and great joy, and ran to tell his disciples. (Matthew 28:8)
Mary Magdalene and Mary walked to Jesus&#8217; grave, expecting to find death. It&#8217;s understandable. Images of violence filled their minds. Thoughts of their vulnerability and mortality deadened their spirits. [...]]]></description>
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		<title>The ELCA&#8217;s Response in Japan</title>
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		<pubDate>Sat, 19 Mar 2011 15:42:23 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[Presiding Bishop Mark Hanson
Evangelical Lutheran Church of America
I am sharing this update on the ELCA’s response to the devastating earthquake and tsunami in Japan because it is a sign of hope in a very difficult situation.  I am also sharing it because, amidst the cacophony of appeals for Japan relief, our members can be [...]]]></description>
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		<title>“Peacemaking in a Culture of Violence”</title>
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		<pubDate>Sat, 19 Mar 2011 03:27:54 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[Rev. Dr. Damon Laaker
Assistant to the Bishop
Nebraska Synod, ELCA
“Peacemaking in a Culture of Violence” was the theme for the 2011 SCUPE Conference held in Chicago, March 1-4. I had the privilege of attending this conference along with Pastor Darrell Anderson.
The opening worship featured two powerful preachers, Rev. Dr. James Forbes, Jr. and Rev. Dr. Michael [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Meeting the Mission: Pennies for S.W.I.M. (St. Mark&#8217;s Lutheran Church, Valley)</title>
		<link>http://fillspillthrill.org/2011/03/meeting-the-mission-5/</link>
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		<pubDate>Sat, 19 Mar 2011 03:26:58 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[The Sunday School kids at St. Mark’s in Valley collected 300,000 pennies over a four-month period as part of “Pennies to SWIM” in an effort to buy a water purification system to help those overseas without fresh water.
The purification unit was purchased through Safe Water International Ministries, an organization that distributes the technology to areas [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Several churches support mission in Haiti; dancers coming to Nebraska</title>
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		<pubDate>Sat, 19 Mar 2011 03:25:46 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[Several Nebraska Synod mission centers have teamed up with the Haitian Timoun Foundation to do mission and bring a dance theater to Nebraska.
Living Grace in Omaha, St Mark’s in Bloomfield, Sheridan Lutheran in Lincoln, St. Paul’s in DeWitt, Luther Memorial in Syracuse and the UNL Lutheran Student Center have developed relationships with HTF to support [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Poverty Alleviation is Focus of Mosaic Program in Tanzania</title>
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		<pubDate>Sat, 19 Mar 2011 03:25:03 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[John Striebel and Melissa Theesen will soon embark on a one-year fellowship through Mosaic&#8217;s International Fellowship Program. Funded in part by a $5,000 personnel grant from the ELCA World Hunger Program, John and Melissa&#8217;s Fellowship will focus on poverty alleviation strategies for families who participate in Mosaic&#8217;s Building a Caring Community (BCC) Program in Tanzania.
Mosaic [...]]]></description>
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		<title>&#8220;A Safe Place to Talk About Hard Things&#8221;</title>
		<link>http://fillspillthrill.org/2011/02/safe-place/</link>
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		<pubDate>Tue, 22 Feb 2011 16:04:55 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[Bishop Dave deFreese
Nebraska Synod, ELCA
“Do not take advantage of foreigners who live among you and your land. Treat them like native-born Israelites, and love them as you love yourself. Remember that you were once foreigners living in the land of Egypt. I am the Lord your God.” (Leviticus 19:33-34)
Many people have asked how I understand [...]]]></description>
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		<title>We Do Mission!</title>
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		<pubDate>Tue, 22 Feb 2011 16:03:26 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[Pastor Lee Griess
Director of Evangelical Mission
Nebraska Synod, ELCA
That’s our motto here in Nebraska, that’s the mantra that guides what we do - We Do Mission. Over the years, the Nebraska Synod has used phrases like: “The Welcome Place” and “Fill, Spill, Thrill” to describe our ministry. Now-a-days - We Do Mission - are the words [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Meeting the Mission: The 25-Cent Store (St. Peter Lutheran Church, Bassett and St. John Lutheran Church, Atkinson)</title>
		<link>http://fillspillthrill.org/2011/02/meeting-the-mission-4/</link>
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		<pubDate>Tue, 22 Feb 2011 16:02:12 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[Pastor Nancy Nyland
St. John Lutheran Church (Atkinson)
St. Peter Lutheran Church (Bassett)
During the month of December, both St. Peter Lutheran Church in Bassett and St. John Lutheran Church in Atkinson housed a 25-Cent Store.
People from the two congregations were asked to bring new or gently used items (except for clothes or shoes) to donate to the [...]]]></description>
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