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Souvenirs of God’s Faithfulness

9 Aug 20239 Aug 2023
By Kim Longden I picked up the My Next Step, Volume 1 book this morning (the one with the compass on the cover) and I was so encouraged! The invitation…
Discipleship Tools

A Print-at-Home Key Concept Calendar

17 Apr 202315 Nov 2023
By Justin Rossow The Come, Holy Spirit daily discipleship travel log, especially designed for the season between Easter and Pentecost, includes a Key Concept Calendar in the back. The idea…
Faith Experiment…

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11 Apr 202315 Nov 2023
By Alli Bauck It is finished. Lent/Holy Week/Easter 2023 ended with an exclamation mark of joyous singing and enthusiastic high-fiving (by my 2.5 year old). But it’s not over. (Alleluia, it’s not…
Faith Experiment…

Adding Color

6 Apr 20236 Apr 2023
By Kristeen A. Bruun I have fallen victim to the adult coloring craze. I have heard that it was discovered to be a soothing activity for Alzheimer’s and dementia patients,…
Faith Experiment…

#Lenten Walk, Week 5

30 Mar 202311 Apr 2023
By Alli Bauck “Hi, friends!” A familiar voice enthusiastically welcomes me. It belongs to Annie F. Downs, a woman I have never met; but she and I have been on…
Faith Experiment…

#Lenten Walk, Week 4

22 Mar 202322 Mar 2023
By Alli Bauck If anyone is keeping track, we are over halfway through the Lenten season. (Resurrection Sunday is getting closer!!!) For me, personally, the last eleven days have been…
Faith Experiment…

#Lenten Walk, Week … What?

16 Mar 202317 Apr 2023
By Alli Bauck This week felt like one step forward, two steps back. As Spring makes its anticipated arrival to the Kansas City area, the forecast last week was a…
Faith Experiment…

#Lenten Walk, Week 2

8 Mar 2023
By Alli Bauck Wow. Podcasts are e-v-e-r-y-where! I started out my #Lentenwalk with a varied list of podcasts (see my first Lenten Walk blog); however, my Spotify library has doubled…
Faith Experiment…

My CEF Faith Calendar

4 Mar 20234 Mar 2023
By Justin Rossow I wrote this article for the March, 2023 Michigan In Touch insert to the Lutheran Witness magazine. Thanks to the good people at Michigan Church Extension Fund…
Faith Experiment…

#Lenten Walk, Week 1

1 Mar 20231 Mar 2023
By Alli Bauck While visiting with a friend on the phone last night, she asked me how my Lenten walk practice was going. I laughed and reported that on the…
Faith Experiment…

Lenten Walk

23 Feb 202323 Feb 2023
By Alli Bauck I placed the rectangular box on the table and ceremoniously lifted the lid. A brand new pair of tennis shoes was waiting inside. Peeling back the packing…
Faith Experiment

Priorities of Joy

9 Dec 2022
By Alli Bauck I shuffled down the dark hallway, letting out a sigh. It feels like I’ve been holding my breath; the half hour leading up to the boys’ bedtime…
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…
Discipleship Tools…

Your Cloud of Witnesses

25 Jul 2022
By Katie Helmreich Basketball, an afternoon at the beach, and a Rubber Band Boat Race Tournament bracket with a group of third cousins makes for a stand out great day.…
Faith Experiment…

RAIN-ing with Jesus

1 Jul 20222 Nov 2022
By Naomi Rossow I have been seeing my current therapist for about six months now. She is amazing, and we have been able to work through a lot together as…
For My Friends

Remembering Things that Make You Smile

16 Dec 20212 Nov 2022
By Justin Rossow I have been reading a book lately by Chris M. Coursey called The Joy Switch: How Your Brain's Secret Circuit Affects Your Relationships—and How You Can Activate…
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My Christmas Letter to God

26 Nov 20212 Nov 2022
By Alli Bauck Every year around this time I debate sending a family Christmas card. In previous years I have justified my participation in this holiday tradition because we had…
Faith Experiment

Noticing My Need for Spiritual Rest

19 Nov 20212 Nov 2022
By Alli Bauck As a stay-at-home-mom with two active boys between the ages of 1 and 4 (and in my second trimester with boy #3), I try to make time…

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