Contents

Departments

Voices
Joy, Reformation, and Healing
Kate Sprutta Elliott

Give Us This Day
Color and Song
Marj Leegard

Mothering Seasons
Serving Two Masters
Kristíin Tómasdóttir

Health Wise
Breast Cancer: A Baffling Battle
Molly M. Ginty

Bible Study
Act Boldly in the Fruit of the Spirit
Sue Gamelin
Session 2: Act Boldly with Joy
The Greek word for joy in Galatians 5:22 is chara. It's the joy that grows out of understanding God's will and wisdom and acting on that understanding. This session of the Bible study helps us learn about this kind of joyful boldness.

Bookmarks
God's Reign on Earth
Karen Ball

Praying for Peacemakers
Transcending Gender
Anne Basye

Grace Notes
Community, Continuity, and Quilts
Linda Post Bushkofsky

Amen!
Re – orienting the Flock
Catherine Malotky

Issue Theme: Act Boldly with Joy
The apostle Paul exhorts us to "rejoice in the Lord always." As people of faith, we know that our joy stems from our experience of God's amazing grace in our lives. This kind of joy moves us to be bold in doing good.

Dusting Off the Reformation
Twila Schock
As we live into the Reforming movement, we discover that the best is yet to come – when we embrace radical grace, we discover that the radical grace of God has already embraced us.

At the Table Together – for the Healing of the World
Kathy Magnus
Learn about our global Lutheran family. As part of the Lutheran World Federation, we are doing great things in mission and ministry all over the world.

The Disposition of Joy
Martha E. Stortz
Christians bear traits of the God who made us, and one of the most distinctive is joy. We rejoice in the Lord, precisely because the Lord rejoices in us.

Healing in the Midst of Conflict
Norma Cook Everist
In Christ we become gifts to one another so that, in the midst of our differences, we can be the joyful, faithful community God is calling us to be.

Plus...
Calendar Notes: October
This new feature will help us mark the days and learn about people and events in the live of the church.

Action & Advocacy Guide
Resources and links to help you in your advocacy efforts.

Directory of Reader Services
Subscription, editorial, and ordering information. Read about the new fair – trade coffee, Sisters' Blend.