Getting to Know Your Neighbor
Lutheran theology is very much about serving our neighbors. Martin Luther emphasized the Biblical teaching to love the people God placed around us. Jesus told the parable of the Good
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Be Still and Know That I am God
“Be still and know that I am God; I will be exalted among the nations, I will be exalted in the earth,” Ps 46: 10. As our city was shook
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Altenburg, Texas
It was an inauspicious beginning. The Saxon immigrants exiled their bishop, Martin Stephan, across the Mississippi River, due to sexual misconduct and misappropriation of funds. The colony of immigrants was
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The Rhythm of Prayer
The first prayer conference that I attended was in 1987. It was a cross-denominational event. Many people spoke at this conference, and each had much to say about the role
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Laundry Love
By: Rev. David Murillo, guest columnist, St. Paul Lutheran Church, San Antonio, TX Swedish Dude: “You want to go to a subway party? Me: Huh? Like…Subway…. sandwiches? Swedish Dude: No.
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Right Place, Right Person, Right Plan
Churches are planting churches to reach the lost and make disciples across the state. Mission outreach is alive in Texas—exciting times! In Houston, Christ the King, Pastor Al Doering, and
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Sending God, Sending Church
God sent His one and only Son for our salvation. Jesus sent His followers to proclaim His name and demonstrate His love, grace, and power. God’s people, the church, send
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Generational IQ
In his book, Generational IQ, Haydn Shaw writes that the future is bright and that Christianity is not dying, as so many in our culture contend. Still, the future is
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Why Am I So Passionate About Urban Ministry?
Linthicum, the author of City of God – City of Satan, was the North American Mission Enablers (NAME) of The Lutheran Church—Missouri Synod conference speaker one spring in the late
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Synod Convention: A Look At The Issues
This summer’s national convention, gathering delegates from electoral circuits throughout the LCMS, is the principle legislative assembly of the church. As such, three issues loom large as the Synod seeks
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