For My Friends Prayers from My Little Girl 19 Oct 202320 Oct 2023 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 202329 Mar 2023 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…
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…
