My name is Brenda Segovia and I’d like to share a story with you. Before I jump right in, let me give you a bit of context. I am currently serving as a DCE for a non-profit organization, RioMAC. RioMAC is the Rio Grande Mission Action Council based in the
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Easter is an exciting time in the Church year even though it is for only 50 days. The outpouring of the Holy Spirit on Pentecost is also exciting, but this excitement rests completely on the resurrection of Jesus. Everything in our faith walk is grounded in the resurrection. Easter is
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LCMS Church Extension Fund Senior Vice President To Take the Reigns After Retirement of Stephen Block AUSTIN, Texas—On Saturday, March 3, 2018, after a nationwide search process, the Texas District has named Becca Jones as executive director of the Texas District Church Extension Fund (CEF). In this role, Jones will provide
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2017 was a very special year as the world celebrated the 500th anniversary of the Reformation. This was not simply a look back, however. As St. Augustine was credited with saying, “The church is always reforming.” We celebrate the gift of Martin Luther’s work in the past, but we also
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I have always been intrigued that Jesus, with only three years as Messiah and under high demand, “But Jesus often withdrew to lonely places and prayed.” Luke 5:6 Solitude with the Father was the pattern of His life and ministry. He also encouraged the Twelve to the same, “Come with
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Of no surprise to most reading this blog, people in congregations are sometimes in conflict with one another—even those with the best intentions. Several months ago, I wrote about how Paul and Barnabas handled their conflict, recorded in Acts 15—specifically focusing on what was NOT recorded to have taken place.
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Statistics and averages barrage us with definitions about who we are. The average U.S. male in his thirties is 5’9” tall, has a 39-inch waist, and is at the edge of obesity with a 29 Body Mass Index. I may know a few 30-year-old men who fit that description, but
Continue reading“The apostles returned to Jesus and told him all that they had done and taught. And he said to them, ‘Come away by yourselves to a desolate place and rest for a while.’ For many were coming and going, and they had no leisure even to eat. And they went
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A couple months ago I heard story explained as three simple elements: a character with a passion, encounters a problem, and makes a decision. Let me tell you a story. Kingwood is the only hometown I remember. I was born in Craig, CO and have some memories of the mountains
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For the first two decades of my life, as I sat in the pew during worship, I turned to the last printed page in The Lutheran Hymnal and read, “A Short Form for Holy Baptism in Cases of Necessity.” The very brief and simple instructions said: “In urgent cases, in
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