Posts with the tag “2023-02”

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Jesus has Scars
March 28th, 2023
On July 9, 2020, a six-year-old boy and his four-year-old sister were at a friend’s house. After growing bored inside, the three kids decided to play in the backyard. Upon entering the yard, the frien...  Read More
by Church of the Lutheran Brethren
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Selling the Gospel
March 28th, 2023
Imagine you were a door-to-door salesman for vacuum cleaners that sell themselves. No, really! You don’t have to prepare a sales pitch or anything. You just knock on the door, show them the vacuum, an...  Read More
by Church of the Lutheran Brethren
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Gospel Partnership
March 28th, 2023
ave you ever thought about planting a church? About ten years ago, God spoke to me in a pastors’ meeting where I heard that the best way to see new people come to Christ was through church planting ef...  Read More
by Church of the Lutheran Brethren
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The Mysterious Messiness of Multiplying New Disciples
March 28th, 2023
Jesus is endowed with all the authority of heaven and earth (Matt. 28:18). And it is in and because of this authority that he calls us, commissions us—yes, commands us—his Church, to “go into all the ...  Read More
by Church of the Lutheran Brethren
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Superabundantly Generous
March 28th, 2023
During the summer of 1980 when I was nine years old, a small group of people, including my family and me, and other members of a central Pennsylvania church (Lutheran Church in America) in McAlistervi...  Read More
by Church of the Lutheran Brethren
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So, You Want to Lead a Bible Study?
March 27th, 2023
It was a cold January Minnesota evening, after a busy Christmas season. A good night to stay cozy at home. Would anyone be brave enough, or interested enough to come to church for a seminar about lead...  Read More
by Church of the Lutheran Brethren
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Called to Follow the Word
March 27th, 2023
Faith & Fellowship magazine recently interviewed Lutheran Brethren Seminary distance student Josh Graber, on-campus student Eric Reese, and graduate, missionary Claire Rose, about the importance of st...  Read More
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Connected: Partners in Mission
March 27th, 2023
Two are better than one, because they have a good return for their labor: If either of them falls down, one can help the other up.- Ecclesiastes 4:9-10a Today, in January of 2023, I have in front of m...  Read More
by Church of the Lutheran Brethren
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Hillcrest: Multiplying New Disciples
March 27th, 2023
Ruth came to Hillcrest Academy in Fergus Falls, Minnesota as a Junior, bringing with her a well-marked Bible, since she had been following Jesus from childhood. She had been brought up by godly parent...  Read More
by Church of the Lutheran Brethren
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"Well, It's Time" - Seminary President Ready to Pass the Baton
March 27th, 2023
"Well, it’s time.” Have you ever used that line? I am using it today because it is time to announce plans for a change in leadership at Lutheran Brethren Seminary. I will turn 74 in September, and, al...  Read More
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Christensen Commissioned
March 27th, 2023
Chaplain Candidate Aaron Christensen sworn in by the Church of the Lutheran Brethren’s Director of Ministry to the Armed Forces, Chaplain, Colonel Michael Heuer, USAF (Retired). On February 13, 2023, ...  Read More
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Jarvinen Honored
March 27th, 2023
In February, Rev. Mark Jarvinen was honored in his retirement by the Eagan (Minnesota) Police Department for his twelve years of volunteer service as a police chaplain.......  Read More
by Church of the Lutheran Brethren
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We Don't Like Tension
March 17th, 2023
When faced with tension, we want to eliminate it as quickly as possible. What makes a good book is often the tension the author creates. It’s sort of delicious and troubling at the same time. How’s it...  Read More
by Church of the Lutheran Brethren