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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Partners in the Gospel
The Texas District Office of School Ministry has been blessed over the years by the partnerships we developed with other Lutheran organizations. This year one of those partners, The Association
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One Soul
His property was only a block from the northern Minnesota elementary school named Churchill and catty-cornered from my home. I don’t remember the man’s name. I only recall a vague
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The Haircut
I got my hair cut the other day. I knew the girl who cut my hair from previous visits to the shop. She is attending a local community college and
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