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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…
Discipleship Tools…

Noticing Your Emotions, with Jesus

30 Sep 2022
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…
Advent…

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…
For Me

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…

Faith Like A Child

19 Aug 202019 Aug 2020
By Kim Longden Oswald Chambers, a preacher who lived in the late 1800’s, says: A child’s awareness is so absorbed in his mother that although he is not consciously thinking…
Discipling Leaders…

O God, Our Help in Ages Past

18 Aug 2020
The Next Step PodcastSeason 2: Ponder AnewEpisode 11: O God, Our Help in Ages PastDate: 19 August 2020Guest: Pat Maier, Co-founder of Visual Faith™ Ministry: https://www.visualfaithmin.org/ Also available on: iTunes…
Discipling Leaders…

Come, Thou Fount of Every Blessing

12 Aug 202012 Aug 2020
The Next Step PodcastSeason 2: Ponder AnewEpisode 10: Come, Thou Fount of Every BlessingDate: 12 August 2020Guest: Matt Hein, Senior Pastor,NewLife Community Lutheran Church, Flint, MichiganAlso available on: iTunes Season…
Discipling Leaders…

Come Unto Me, Ye Weary

4 Aug 2020
The Next Step PodcastSeason 2: Ponder AnewEpisode 9: Come Unto Me, Ye WearyDate: 5 August 2020Guest: Leopoldo A. Sánchez M., Concordia Seminary—St. LouisAlso available on: iTunes Season 2 of the…
Discipling Leaders…

I Am Trusting Thee, Lord Jesus

28 Jul 20202 Aug 2020
The Next Step PodcastSeason 2: Ponder AnewEpisode 8: I Am Trusting Thee, Lord JesusDate: 29 July 2020Guest: Conrad Gempf, London School of TheologyAlso available on: iTunes Season 2 of the…
Discipling Leaders…

In the Cross of Christ I Glory

21 Jul 2020
The Next Step PodcastSeason 2: Ponder AnewEpisode 7: In the Cross of Christ I GloryDate: 22 July 2020Guest: Katie Helmreich, Visual Faith Illustrator and Next Step Community AuthorAlso available on:…

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