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BEVERLY HILLS, CA (ANS) — "The Lutheran men’s softball team lost two games last week. So now they’re two wins, two losses, which is a good place for Lutherans to be. Undefeated is somewhat uncomfortable."That was from a recent monologue about Lake Wobegon by Garrison Keillor during his "Prairie Home Companion" radio show. Lutherans, from the land of 10,000 Lakes (Minnesota), are among his favorite targets and have been for more than 30 years of his hit show — you betcha. So I couldn’t resist asking Keillor during a news conference in Beverly Hills, California, on Thursday, June 1, whether…

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Dear sisters,A friend once said a new word – God-incidence. Not a chance occurrence. Not “good luck” or even a random act of beauty (and I love random acts of beauty). But one of those God-acts that catches us by surprise. Something we see His hand all over – but usually after the fact.I had a God-incidence recently. Someone from Care Net (a ministry to people seeking healing from abortion experiences) called my church’s office looking for help last fall. Care Net runs a periodic bible study called Forgiven and Set Free (tuck that bit of information away). At the…

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