For My Friends I Believe and We Believe 24 Sep 202415 Oct 2024 By Justin Rossow The Apostles' Creed, which started out as a series of questions and answers for people who were about to get baptized, appropriately starts out, "I believe ..."…
Cultural Studies Thou with a capital T 24 Jul 202424 Jul 2024 By Conrad Gempf I don’t think it’s all in my head; I think some of the language of worship has changed since I was little. I feel like we say Holy…
For My Friends C is for Cookie 19 Jan 202412 Feb 2024 From a Fellow Traveler As a kid of the 80s, I watched my fair share of Sesame Street. Without a doubt, my favorite character was Cookie Monster. I found him…
For My Friends From Complaint, to Battle Cry, to Quiet Whisper 5 Dec 202315 Mar 2024 By Liz Rossow Romans 8:38-39 has come to mean a lot to me over the last few years. This verse demonstrates that nothing can come between me and my Lord.…
For My Friends Prayers from My Little Girl 19 Oct 20238 Jul 2024 From a Fellow Traveler Yesterday, my wife and I had one of the most emotional experiences of our lives. We had to tell our 10- and 7-year-old that my wife…
Lent Either FROM or THROUGH 29 Mar 20238 Jul 2024 By Jamie Wiechman I begrudgingly made my way to the front of the church that Wednesday evening. It was Ash Wednesday. My church family joins many believers in marking this…
Reflections on God, Faith, and Promises 10 Nov 2022 By Jamie Wiechman Exactly five years and three months ago, I believed God for something impossible. It wasn’t a promise directly out of Scripture (though it was surrounded by Scripture…
Exegetical Study Clearing a Way Forward 26 Oct 2022 By Justin Rossow We couldn't get to the back part of our property most of the summer; it rained more than usual this spring, and it turns out I have…
Disciple LIke You Mean It… Noticing Your Emotions, with Jesus 30 Sep 202215 Nov 2023 By Justin Rossow Emotions are simply part of who we are as human beings; which means our emotions are "beautifully and wonderfully made," and part of a fallen creation, both…
For My Friends *Click* 20 Jan 20222 Nov 2022 By Katie Helmreich We’re near the finish line! A 1000 piece puzzle, with 360 Lego Minifigure Faces, almost done! Almost. With this particular puzzle, few of our standard puzzle-solving tricks…
Cultural Studies… A Field Guide to Humans 10 Dec 20212 Nov 2022 A Field Guide to Humans: Their Limitations and Glory By the Archangel Michael (transcribed by Conrad Gempf) My fellow angels! How resplendent you all look! Can I just say, I…
Exegetical Study The Proof is in the Pudding 3 Dec 202110 Dec 2021 By Justin Rossow 3 I thank my God every time I remember you. 4 In all my prayers for all of you, I always pray with joy 5 because of your partnership in the gospel from the…
Fear Not 24 Aug 2021 By Kim Longden My daughter makes adorable crochet creations, and she and I decided to give it a whirl and try selling one on Facebook Marketplace. A woman from out…
Watching the Dock Emerge 2 Jul 2021 By Kristeen Bruun I was barely home from my son’s wedding long enough to do my laundry when I traveled forth again for an eight-day silent retreat. The first question…
Discipleship Tools… Come, Holy Spirit! 23 Mar 2021 By Leopoldo A. Sánchez M., Concordia Seminary, St. LouisAuthor of Sculptor Spirit: Models of Sanctification from Spirit Christology How often have you prayed to the Holy Spirit? How regularly do…
Discipling Leaders… It is Well With My Soul 26 Aug 202026 Aug 2020 The Next Step PodcastSeason 2: Ponder AnewEpisode 12: It is Well With My SoulDate: 26 August 2020Guest: By Rev. Dr. Theodore Hopkins, Concordia University, Ann ArborAlso available on: iTunes Professor…
Discipling Leaders The Greatest of These Is LOVE? 26 Aug 202026 Apr 2022 By Rev. Dr. Theodore Hopkins Editor's Note: The following sermon was preached on February 3, 2019 at St. Paul Lutheran Church in Milan, Michigan. The text was 1 Corinthians 12:31b-13.…
For My Friends Knows My Needs and Well Provides Me 22 Aug 202023 Oct 2020 By Katie Helmreich Ah, school supplies... There's something uniquely invigorating about a fresh notebook. Pristine erasers. Loading the lead and clicking it to the tip of the pencil. Cracking open…
