Anxious? High-Deductible Plan?
It’s that time of year again. Open enrollment for those covered by Concordia Health Plans. For many, the words “health care plans” and “high-deductible” creates anxiety. The employee wonders: Which
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The Mission Field Next Door
When one hears the word “mission,” what comes to mind? Do you think about NASA? Do you think about a movie titled Mission: Impossible? Do you think about the fabulous
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“Cactus Communities”
I call them “cactus communities.” Let me explain. A cactus has life and doesn’t require a lot of maintenance. But a cactus is also highly guarded and difficult to open.
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The Welcome of the Forgiven
Earlier this month the Texas District Board of Mission Administration visited the Haven for Hope in San Antonio. The Haven for Hope is the largest homeless shelter in the nation
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It Was a Great Day, Anyway!
Despite another round of rain in the Cypress area that caused localized flooding, the “public launch” of Cypress Chapel was a great success. Cypress Chapel is the most recent church
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A New Season for University Lutheran Church in Austin
In just a few weeks, University Lutheran Church (ULC) in Austin will begin to occupy a brand new ministry site. Located at the same address as the old building—on the
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LWML Texas District Adopts 11 Grants for Mission Work
The mission of the Lutheran Women’s Missionary League (LWML) is “to assist each woman of The Lutheran Church—Missouri Synod in affirming her relationship with the Triune God so she is
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Be Still and Know That I am God
“Be still and know that I am God; I will be exalted among the nations, I will be exalted in the earth,” Ps 46: 10. As our city was shook
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Right Place, Right Person, Right Plan
Churches are planting churches to reach the lost and make disciples across the state. Mission outreach is alive in Texas—exciting times! In Houston, Christ the King, Pastor Al Doering, and
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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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