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Tag: Prayer

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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…
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Feeling Secure

22 Mar 202122 Mar 2021
By Naomi Rossow Secure: a feeling of calm washes over you and relaxes your body when you feel safe, in a place or with a person. When I experience security,…
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Praying the Emotion Wheel

20 Mar 202120 Mar 2021
By Gabriella Wiechman To give you an idea of how to use the emotion wheel, I am going to walk you through my process. When I am noticing myself getting…
Cultural Studies…

Loss of the Familiar

20 Feb 2021
By Jamie Wiechman Do you remember what it was like before life started throwing us so many curveballs? When work, school, sports, restaurants, churches, etc. were a standard part of…
Cultural Studies…

My Identity, On Deposit

4 Dec 2020
By Justin Rossow I’ve been struggling a lot lately with the question of identity. Well before COVID made working from home a common, cultural experience, I left a job and…
For Me…

Four years

10 Nov 2020
By Naomi Rossow With a presidential election on the horizon, our family was receiving at least three or more pieces of "vote for me" mail each day. My sister and…
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Rock of Help Video Tutorial

11 Aug 2020
By Valerie Matyas Each chapter of  Ponder Anew: A Hymn Journal for Trust and Confidence includes an experiment of some sort to help you take a small next step in…
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A Reluctant Visual Faith-er

22 Jun 2020
by Kim Longden About a year ago, I reluctantly signed up to go to a Visual Faith™ presentation at our church. I was there to support friends who had coordinated…
For Me…

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…
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Visual Prayer: How to Begin Before You Know Where To Start

12 May 2020
By Katie Helmreich Some days prayer feels daunting. Where to begin? We struggle to focus. We can't seem to slow down. We don't know how to verbalize what's most on…
For Me…

Long-Distance Relationships

6 May 20206 May 2020
By Naomi Rossow My boyfriend and I have been dating for four months now. Half of that has been in quarantine. After dating for two months, we were forced into…
Cultural Studies…

Jesus, Judge Me!

3 Apr 202017 Jan 2021
By Justin Rossow I am such an idiot. I had just read something cool about how J. S. Bach started many of his compositions with the initials, “J.J.” Latin shorthand…
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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…
For Me…

Keeping Vigil

29 Mar 202028 Mar 2020
By Kris Bruun Louisa May Alcott’s classic, Little Women, begins with the sentence, “Christmas won’t be Christmas without any presents.” I understand how Jo March feels. As the weeks wear…
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Bible Margin Art: Comfort In the Midst of Crisis

27 Mar 202028 Dec 2020
By Ann Gillaspie In the midst of this health crisis, I find myself drawn to my faith art. It pulls me to God's Word and invites me to share that…
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Prayer Space for Covid-19

16 Mar 202028 Dec 2020
By Pat Maier Everybody’s talking about the COVID-19. The conversation began over a month ago when the threat seemed far, far away - today it’s in our backyard. We have…
For Me…

When the Plates Come Crashing Down

31 Jan 202023 Oct 2020
By Kristeen Bruun I come from a long line of hardy stock who emigrated from Austria and Denmark to work in the north woods of Wisconsin. My mother, who died…
Advent…

The Stained Glass Prayer

12 Dec 201920 Mar 2020
Sometimes in life you need hacks. Not because you are cutting corners, but because the common way or familiar way is cumbersome, messy, or ineffective. Cleaning hacks, organizing hacks, classroom…

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