For Me… I Got Rhythm! 7 May 2021 By Justin Rossow I grew up with The Muppet Show, and I clearly remember a scene where Fozzie Bear sings his rendition of “I Got Rhythm!” Fozzie obviously doesn’t have…
Discipling Leaders… The Adventure of Hospitality 30 Apr 2021 The Next Step PodcastSeason 5: Come, Holy SpiritEpisode 05: The Adventure of HospitalityDate: 30 April 2021Guest: Carl Medearis Also available on: Apple Podcasts, Google Podcasts, Spotify, Pandora, and Amazon Music.…
Discipling Leaders… Paradox & Life in the Spirit 23 Apr 2021 The Next Step PodcastSeason 5: Come, Holy SpiritEpisode 04: Paradox and Life in the SpiritDate: 23 April 2021Guest: Professor Lois Malcolm Also available on: Apple Podcasts, Google Podcasts, Spotify, Pandora,…
For Me… Gnat-ural Beauty 19 Apr 202119 Apr 2021 By Anne Meyer Have you ever walked into a cloud of gnats? Like where you hold your breath for fear of sucking one in and flail your arms in futility…
Discipling Leaders… Desert & Wilderness 16 Apr 2021 The Next Step PodcastSeason 5: Come, Holy SpiritEpisode 03: Desert and WildernessDate: 16 April 2021Guest: Rev. Walt Waiser Also available on: Apple Podcasts, Google Podcasts, Spotify, Pandora, and Amazon Music.…
For Me… One Body; One Spirit 16 Apr 2021 By Justin Rossow Human beings are unique in all creation: God designed us to be physical and spiritual creatures. God gave us bodies and souls that belong together. That’s one…
For Me A Squawk for Help 14 Apr 2021 By Justin Rossow One of my all-time favorite prayers comes in the middle of the Gospel of Mark, Chapter 9. At the end of Chapter 8, you may recall, Jesus…
Discipling Leaders… Brokenness, Hope, & Baptism 9 Apr 2021 The Next Step PodcastSeason 5: Come, Holy SpiritEpisode 02: Praying "Brokenness, Hope, and Baptism"Date: 9 April 2021Guest: Heidi Goehmann, Deaconess, Licensed Counselor, and Author Also available on: Apple Podcasts, Google…
For Me… DOWN to Death and UP to Life 8 Apr 2021 By Justin Rossow Because of the natural patterns of physical life in a physical world, UP for us humans is active and awake and healthy, while DOWN tends to be…
Discipling Leaders… Praying “Come, Holy Spirit!” 4 Apr 20218 Apr 2021 The Next Step PodcastSeason 5: Come, Holy SpiritEpisode 01: Praying "Come, Holy Spirit!"Date: Easter Sunday, 2021Guests: Leopoldo A. Sánchez M., author and professor of Systematic Theology at Concordia Seminary, St.…
For Me… On the Road Again 4 Apr 2021 By Justin Rossow Easter evening, as the day was coming to a close, two sorrowful and bewildered followers of Jesus found themselves on the road home. It wasn’t a long…
Cultural Studies… Creator Spirit 24 Mar 2021 By Justin Rossow As a nation of shepherds and farmers, the ancient Israelites preferred solid ground beneath their feet. The dark, churning waters of a storm-tossed sea took root in…
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…
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…
