God Pitched His Tent
I recently watched an episode of ‘Running Wild with Bear Grylls’ featuring actor Michael B Jordan. You may remember Michael from the movies ‘Creed’ and ‘Black Panther.’ In short, Michael
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Edge Network Recognizes Those Who Exemplify Their Vision
The Edge Missions Network is celebrating the work of two staff members who exemplified the 2019 vision to be the touch of Jesus through intentional hospitality and compassion. In 2019
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A One-Legged Starling
One of the features of our backyard is birdbaths. We have two of them. And with the birdbaths come birds. All kinds of them. While the high flying Canadian Geese
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Was Kobe Bryant a Follower of Jesus?
It’s been all over the news. Kobe Bryant, one of the greatest basketball players of all time, together with his daughter Gianna and seven others died untimely deaths in a
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Gospel Movement in Iran
When I was in the fifth grade, I memorized a limerick about Iran: There once was a girl from Iran Who had trouble in finding a man It was funny
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The Value of ‘playa congregations’
It almost goes without saying that growing up in Northern Minnesota meant lakes. One could count on them for recreation in any and all seasons. Boating, fishing, water skiing, snowmobiling,
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First, Repent
As the season of Lent draws near, I would like to invite you to join me again this year in a day of repentance on Ash Wednesday, February 26th. As
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Seminary Church Planting Forums and Labs
How do seminary students become interested in church planting? How do we identify students who might be church planters? The answers to those questions may lie in a project piloted
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Church Planting Gains Momentum in San Antonio
This fall Rev. Philip Doublestein joined the team of LINC San Antonio, with the prayerful intention of starting a new church in this fast-growing city. Although a specific location for
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Grandma Eva’s Story
Grandma Eva was baptized at age 83 on Sept. 22, 2019, by Pastor Richard Mittwede, Missionary/Campus Pastor of University Lutheran Church, Austin, Texas. After coming to America many years ago,
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