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  • Tears and Laughter

    Last year at a retreat I reconnected with some friends I hadn’t seen in a long time. I laughed with them as we enjoyed the reunion, but I also cried because I knew how much I had missed them. On the last day of our time together we celebrated the Lord’s Supper. More smiles and…

  • Time of Grace – Parenting Isn’t Easy: Parents Need to Insist

    One of the important parts of being a parent is teaching children to obey. A child who doesn’t learn to obey or exhibit self-restraint doesn’t cultivate the servant attitude that is needed in life to get along with others, to hold down a job, or ultimately to respect and obey God. This section of Colossians…

  • The Lutheran Hour :: “Not By Your Works”

    What is the Gospel? It’s the good news of God’s forgiving love for us, in Jesus Christ. Source: The Lutheran Hour :: Lutheran Hour Ministries #83-41 Presented on The Lutheran Hour on June 12, 2016 By Rev. Dr. Gregory Seltz, Lutheran Hour Speaker Copyright 2016 Lutheran Hour Ministries

  • Who Do You Say That I Am? – FaithGateway

    Robert J. Hutchinson takes us on a journey to answering questions about who Jesus of Nazareth is. Source: Who Do You Say That I Am? – FaithGateway

  • Still Angry After All These Years

    Give your anger to God and let him take care of the other guy. Source: Still Angry After All These Years

  • Peace: Construction Dust – FaithGateway

    Learn about the peace and hope we have in Christ to sustain us during every season of life. Source: Peace: Construction Dust – FaithGateway

  • WELS | Your Eternal Home – June 11, 2016

    Source: WELS | Your Eternal Home – June 11, 2016

  • WELS | Through My Bible Yr 2 – June 11

    Psalm 77 (NIV84) Source: WELS | Through My Bible Yr 2 – June 11

  • Safety Net

    For years I thought of the Sermon on the Mount (Matt. 5–7) as a blueprint for human behavior, a standard no one could possibly meet. How could I have missed the true meaning? Jesus spoke these words not to frustrate us, but to tell us what God is like. Why should we love our enemies? Because…

  • My entry in the Code Ninja Challenge

    Code Ninja Challenge Source: Code Ninja Challenge Please vote for my Random Bible verse generator which I entered in the SoloLearn Code Ninja Challenge. Don’t delay!  You only have until June 12th to vote. Tell your friends as well!  If I win, I’ll get a t-shirt as well as trophy on my SoloLearn profile page…

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