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Tag: Holy Spirit

For Me…

Temptation, The Spirit, Jesus, and Me

18 Feb 202118 Feb 2021
By Justin Rossow The First Sunday in Lent traditionally looks at the Temptation of Jesus. It's the perfect Sunday to pull out a hymn I wrote for a competition at…
For Me

Let Your Light Shine

22 Oct 202021 Oct 2020
By Kim Longden For the past several years we’ve had the tradition of getting away to a cabin on a lake for a few days before the busyness of fall…
For Me

Enthusiasm!

26 Jul 2020
By Katie Helmreich Enthusiasm! Dream big dreams! Do big things! Go, fight, win! Be AMAZING!!! There are days when we can do enthusiasm with all the cartwheels and exponential exclamation…
For Me…

Growing Is Such A Pain

6 Jun 2020
By: Katie Helmreich Our ability to learn is such an incredible gift! The end of the school year is the perfect time to look back at lessons learned; this year…
Cultural Studies…

Wash One Another’s Feet

4 Jun 202028 Dec 2020
By Justin Rossow In the midst of all the images of protest and violence on social media this last week, one image captured my attention in a unique way. Fred…
For Me…

Pentecost, Like Jesus

30 May 20204 Jun 2020
By Justin Rossow One of the defining features of Jesus is that he is the Messiah, the Christ. That title—Messiah in Hebrew, Christ in Greek—simply means “The Anointed One.” Jesus…
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He Breathed On Them

26 May 2020
By Kristeen Bruun “He breathed on them...”  (John 20:22) I don't think I’ve ever understood this passage as completely as I do now, when we’re doing our best not to…
Discipling Leaders…

Go to Dark Gethsemane

7 Apr 202010 Jan 2021
The Next Step PodcastSeason 1: When from Death I'm FreeEpisode 05: "Go to Dark Gethsemane"Date: Palm Sunday, 2020Guest: Leopoldo A. Sánchez M., Concordia Seminary—St. Louis Also available on: Apple Podcasts, Google Podcasts, Spotify, Pandora,…
Discipleship Tools…

Noticing Yourself With God

31 Mar 20204 Jun 2020
By Steve Wiechman I read this post the other day while quarantine Facebook scrolling: “Can’t go to work. No sports on TV. Who am I?” That’s funny on day two…
Discipling Leaders

A Note to Virtual Preachers

21 Mar 202028 Dec 2020
To all my pastor friends who are trying to figure out new technology and how to preach online: don't give up! You are doing a difficult and faithful thing! And…
Discipling Leaders…

Discipleship & Everyday Life

27 Feb 202017 Jan 2021
On Sunday morning, as I sat way up high in the balcony with my boy, this prayer caught my attention: P: For those who are in danger of having the…

Delight! Discipleship as the Adventure of Loving and Being Loved by Justin Rossow

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