Women Forever in Mission
This summer, I was privileged to join more than 3,100 people in Mobile, Ala., for the national Lutheran Women’s Missionary League (LWML) 38th Biennial Convention. Here’s what I learned: A
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Celebrating the Right Things . . .
It’s not often that a lender and borrower come together to celebrate a debt paid-in-full, but that is exactly what happens when there is a ministry partnership. On September 8,
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How Are Things At The District Office?
Almost one year ago, I was installed as president of the Texas District. What a joy and honor it has been to see congregations, schools, and ministries around Texas sharing
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Generosity—Rooted in the Gospel
Sometimes things that “go without saying” actually need to be said. My responsibilities of late have required me to review some material that could be utilized by congregations and pastors
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Our Back Yard is Bad
Our back yard is bad. But it’s getting better. Here’s how. Actually, for the most part, it’s a great back yard. There are trees and bushes, flowers and flora one
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District Welcomes Five New School Administrators
This year we are blessed to have five new school administrators for the 2019-2020 school year. Last school year (2018-2019) we had 19 new administrators, 10 principals, and nine early
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Be Always Prepared—1 Peter 3:15
Where I live I cannot receive a television signal from a local TV station. It is just too far away. My options for connecting to the world are either cable
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St. Paul Lutheran Fort Worth and the Ethiopian Anyuak Community
Made possible by connections through LCMS Pastor Solomon Yadessa and the North Texas Multi-ethnic Ministry, St. Paul Lutheran in Fort Worth is engaging in Gospel-centered relationships with Ethiopian immigrant families
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Be Fruitful and Multiply
Hope said to a friend, “You know, before we think about having a family, we want to make sure we have a nice house, we have enough money set aside
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If You Please
There’s an expression sometimes shared among church planters: “What you do to get ‘em here, you gotta do to keep ‘em here.” In other words, if you plan to gain
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