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    Baptism in an ELCA church

    Depending on the pastor and the congregation's practice, the path to getting your children baptized could be as simple as a single conversation ensuring you understand the Lutheran understanding of Baptism or as complicated as attending a series of classes. I would think closer to the former...
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    Which other denomination could you be?

    Probably Anglican or a Reformed/Presbyterian denomination (depending on local circumstances).
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    Dietrich Bonhoeffer

    His Cost of Discipleship and Ethics are two of my favorite books.
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    Are There Any Double-Predestination Lutherans?

    Predestination, as defined in the OP, is contrary to Lutheran soteriology. There are probably individuals within Lutheranism who hold to that view, but it is not a 'Lutheran' view.
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    Sharing of the Peace

    Just responding with "peace" "peace be with you" or "and also with you" or variations on those are all appropriate.
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    Biblical concept of Church in Lutheranism

    The Lutheran definition of Church, in short, is found here: http://bookofconcord.org/augsburgconfession.php#article7 A longer explanation can be found here: http://bookofconcord.org/defense_6_church.php
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    Prayer Book Revision

    If you'll permit me to comment as a Lutheran full-communion partner. The ELCA's liturgy, although enshrined in a particular hymnal with an 'official' liturgy, is also adjusted more gradually over time via Sundays and Seasons, an online resource most congregations subscribe to since the role of...
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    your commitment to lutheranism

    Not to derail this thread, but yes there are plenty of politically conservative ELCA congregations.
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    Recommended Lutheran Books for Christmas Gifts.

    Laache is, I'm fairly certain, from a Norwegian background and remains popular among the faithful of the ELS. Luther's Family Devotions, I believe, was compiled in the 19th century by what is now LCMS folk (sorry, my history of the LCMS is shaky) and is keyed to the earlier LCMS hymnals, The...
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    Recommended Lutheran Books for Christmas Gifts.

    Here is Luther's Family Devotions: http://www.markvpublications.com/documents/lutherstore.html and here is a sample of Laache: http://www.blc.edu/comm/gargy/gargy1/Laachesample.html
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    Recommended Lutheran Books for Christmas Gifts.

    Starck's Prayer Book Luther's Family Devotions Laache's Book of Family Prayers
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    Church Fathers

    Wesley was particularly interested what E. Orthodoxy call 'theosis' so I'd go to Athanasius, Maximus the Confessor, Gregory Palamas, and the Cappadocian Fathers.
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    your commitment to lutheranism

    What kind of Lutheran church do you go to? I go to a small ELCA congregation, Lutheran Church of the Good Shepherd. How long have you been a member? I actually am in the process of transferring my membership to Good Shepherd, but I have been in the ELCA for 5+ years. What do you like about...
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    Resurrection: What happened?

    Depending on what you mean by "liberal" Christians, my experience (I'm in the ELCA and was formerly in the Episcopal Church) has been that although there are some folks I've talked to who denied the resurrection outright, thought it was a merely spiritual thing, or something else, most still...
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    WWMC roll call

    I typically think of 'Theologia Crucis - Lutherans' as my home on CF, but I could easily make myself at home here too :)
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    [ELCA]Poll on whether to open up discussion of homosexuality and gay marriage

    I vote yes, the ELCA has encouraged it's members and congregations to engage in these very kinds of conversations.
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    Devotions and other such things

    The foundation of my wife and my devotional life is the daily office as found here: http://www.alpb.org/for_all_the_saints.html
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    Ex opere operato and baptismal regeneration

    Yes to regeneration, but no to the principal of 'ex opere operato'.
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    NIV 2011?

    My NIV exposure has been exclusively with the previous 1984 version via my old Concordia Self-Study Bible. This is a generalization, but ELCA folks tend to use the NRSV and LCMS folks tend toward the ESV. I know a lot of WELS folks used the NIV, but I don't know if that's still true post the...