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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Trinity Woodlands, Amarillo
Located across the street from an elementary and middle school as well as a fire station, Trinity Woodlands church plant has been the dream of many over a number of
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Four Insights from Life in the Neighborhood
Rev. Landon Ledlow from Redeemer Lutheran Church in Austin sent me a copy of a social media post a few weeks ago. The post was from a man who lives
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One Unified Ministry: How Redeemer Austin Repeatedly Commits to Its Community
When Redeemer Lutheran in Austin opened its new 15,000-square-foot cafetorium late last year, it was just the latest physical manifestation of a grand spiritual vision. Redeemer’s church and school for
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