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Discipleship Tools…

Our Family Calendar Tradition

15 Jan 202114 Jan 2021
By Kim Longden At the start of each year, we have the tradition of taking down the previous year’s kitchen calendar and going through it month by month as a…
For Me…

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…
For Me

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…

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…
For Me…

What’s the Worst that Could Happen?

16 May 202015 May 2020
By: Katie Helmreich The timer went off but no one noticed. I had put a tray of cookies in the oven and walked away to rally the kids for chores.…
Cultural Studies…

Catie Girl’s Mask

7 Apr 20207 Apr 2020
By John Cordrey Tonight as I was leaving Catie girl's room, with her sound asleep, something out of the ordinary caught my eye. Earlier in the day, my second-grader had…
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…
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…

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