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	May 12, 2004 .................... LCMSNews -- No. 47

	Lutheran Witness wins EPA awards

	Two Lutheran Witness stories were recognized by the
Evangelical Press Association (EPA) during its convention, May 2-5 in
Minneapolis. The EPA's "Higher Goals" awards were for work done in 2003.

	The first-place award in the "Reporting" category went to
"Bethlehem 2,000 Years Later," a story written by Rev. David L. Mahsman
and featured in the December issue. Mahsman, executive editor of the
magazine, visited Bethlehem and wrote about the hardships -- and hopes
-- of Palestinian Lutherans there, including Rev. Mitri Raheb, pastor of
Christmas Lutheran Church in Bethlehem.

	A second-place award for "General Article" went to "The American
Christmas," penned by Dr. Gene Edward Veith, director of the Cranach
Institute at Concordia Theological Seminary, Fort Wayne. That article,
which also appeared in the December Lutheran Witness, explored secular
celebrations of Christmas, and reminded believers that they are in a
position to "bring Christmas back to life" for American culture.

	The EPA is an international association of some 375 periodicals,
organizations and individual members.

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