Serving in Candelaria
A diverse group from several different schools assisted in the VBS and the Medical Clinic in Candelaria over spring break on March 12-19. There were two advanced nursing students from
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2016 Placements to the Texas District
This week at Concordia Seminary in St. Louis and at Concordia Theological Seminary in Fort Wayne, new vicars, deaconess and pastors were called to serve in congregations across the country.
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Go Therefore and Make Disciples
It was a group of young people who made the connection. While serving on a summer mission trip, a youth mission team met a young mom and her children near
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Area B Mission Celebration
A very special thank you to the choir, staff and pastors of Peace Lutheran Church Hurst and the Choir of St. Paul Lutheran Church, Dallas for all the work they
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“What hinders me from being baptized?”
The story of Philip’s encounter with the Ethiopian eunuch recorded in Acts 8:26-40 is familiar to most of us: 1. Philip called by God to go down the road from
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Mission Prayer—Because No One Can Do This Alone
Mission Prayer—Because No One Can Do This Alone An elderly pastor told me some of his story regarding his evangelism activity. Long retired but still active as a disciple, he
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Sealy “After Dark”
Sealy “After Dark” A little more than 2 years ago Pastor Jonathan Brandenburg accepted a call to LifeBridge Church in Sealy, Texas. At the time, LifeBridge, launched by three laymen
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Darkness to Light
Reaching Arabic People with the Gospel The LCMS Texas District in 1973 was focused on increasing the number of Hispanic congregations. There was good reason to do so since the Hispanic population was the fastest growing population in the
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Hope On The Outside
It was the place where followers of Christ were first called “Christians.” The name was rooted not in the Hebrew culture, but in a Greek expression. Outsiders who trusted in
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Early Childhood Educators—Telling the Story
Over 800 Early Childhood Educators from across the state gathered in Montgomery (outside of Houston) to attend the Texas District Early Childhood Educators’ Conference held January 28-30, 2016. This year’s
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