Posts with the category “faith-and-fellowship-magazine”

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Partner in Mission - A Study of Philippians 1:1-11
July 22nd, 2024
Our goal is to provide a practical resource for you, your small group, or your family, that can be easily implemented and applied. These studies are centered on the theme of each issue.For this editio...  Read More
by Luke Kjolhaug
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Thank You
July 22nd, 2024
To those of you who attended BC24, to those of you who sent and supported this gathering, to all of the CLB—I greet you as partners in mission!  Indeed, I am so very grateful that we are “in this toge...  Read More
by Paul Larson
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2024 Biennial Convention
July 22nd, 2024
"I am so glad to be in this mission together with you,” President Paul Larson greeted the congregation of delegates Saturday morning, June 9. The theme verse for Church of the Lutheran Brethren Bienni...  Read More
by Dan Juliot
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Partner in Confidence
July 22nd, 2024
am 36 years old, and I like to play basketball. LeBron James is 39 years old and plays in the NBA, and when I think about that, there’s a little part of me that lights up with hope like Lloyd Christma...  Read More
by Alan Johnson
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The Clothing Closet
July 22nd, 2024
No Plan: Just a Heart for God and PeopleIt is noon on a Monday, time for The Clothing Closet to open. About a dozen people are waiting to enter the building. Some early arrivals find their way to the ...  Read More
by Keith & Cindy Luna
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2024 Graduates and Emeriti
July 22nd, 2024
Lutheran Brethren Seminary’s commencement service was held on April 26, 2024 at Bethel Lutheran Church in Fergus Falls, MN.The following is information about the 2024 graduates and the recognizing the...  Read More
by Tim Mathiesen
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International Presidents Visit
July 22nd, 2024
The Church of the Lutheran Brethren has a rich heritage as a Church called to partner in the disciple-making mission that our Lord Christ called us to. In the year 1900, five congregations from Minnes...  Read More
by Dan Venberg
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Women Together: In the Word, in Life, in Mission
July 22nd, 2024
This was one of my favorite Women’s Ministries conventions! Why? I think it was how the theme of “Women Together” was embodied in this day.Together, every two years, we, as women, have this opportunit...  Read More
by Cheryl Olsen
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Jacobsen Passes Away
July 22nd, 2024
Herbert Jacobsen, 88, passed away Monday, May 20, 2024. Herb was the loving husband of Helen (Jensen) Jacobsen, with whom he would have celebrated 67 years, on May 24.After serving in the U.S. Army an...  Read More
by Tim Mathiesen
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Amspacher Passes Away
July 22nd, 2024
Reverend James Russell Amspacher, 90, of Fergus Falls, died Monday, May 27, 2024, at his residence. He was born October 10, 1933, in Shrewsbury Township, southeastern PA.He graduated from Bob Jones Un...  Read More
by Tim Mathiesen
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Elevate Youth Convention
July 22nd, 2024
At the YMCA of the Rockies in Estes Park, CO, 297 students gathered for five days to worship, learn, grow, and have fun. With eight speakers, a variety of seminars, and one big concert by hip-hop arti...  Read More
by Tim Mathiesen
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Sawchuk Ordained as Elder
July 22nd, 2024
Brett Sawchuk was ordained as an elder at Peace Lutheran Church, Calgary, AB, on June 2, 2024. CLB Canada President, Pastor Harold Rust, officiated. Pictured L to R: Pastor Harold Rust, Pastor Anthony...  Read More
by Tim Mathiesen
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Two Kingdoms Bible Study
May 3rd, 2024
Our goal is to provide a practical resource for you, your small group, or your family, that can be easily implemented and applied. These studies are centered on the theme of each issue.For this editio...  Read More
by Luke Kjolhaug
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Politics and the Text
April 30th, 2024
I don’t know if the church gets much more divided than during an election year. 2024 is shaping up to be no different. How might we, the body of Christ, think and behave in such a divisive climate?In ...  Read More
by Daniel Berge
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To Caesar What is Caesar's and to God What is God's
April 30th, 2024
Most of us think of a “kingdom” as a place. But when Scripture speaks of the “kingdom of God,” it is not speaking of a place, a locality in the sky to which we shall fly away some glad morning when th...  Read More
by Dr. Rich Erickson
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Healing, Hope, and Community
April 30th, 2024
As we look at the culture of the United States today, certain words come up often: anger, distrust, political and cultural division, confusion, hopelessness, and isolation. This was magnified during t...  Read More
by Dennis Louie
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Are We Safe?
April 30th, 2024
The words of John 17 sparkle as I read them. Jesus is praying for us, for all believers, for all time: “Holy Father, protect them by the power of your name.” (17:11)But even as Jesus prays for our pro...  Read More
by John Wile
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Moving Messages
April 30th, 2024
After a particularly effective sermon, a parishioner might say to the preacher, “Thank you for your message today. I found it so moving.” It’s a remarkable turn of phrase, when you think about it. Isa...  Read More
by Dr. Ryan Tinetti
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Cameroon Celebrating 100 Years
April 30th, 2024
The Church of the Lutheran Brethren sent its first missionaries to the continent of Africa in 1918. Berge and Herborg Revne set sail out of New York harbor on November 23rd of that year. About a month...  Read More
by Rod Spidahl
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Ruth Edlund Passes Away
April 30th, 2024
Ruth Edlund, 88, of Ashby, MN, passed away peacefully on March 10, 2024. Ruth was commissioned to go to Sudan (present day Cameroon) on August 23, 1959, following in the footsteps of her sister, Orpha...  Read More
by Tim Mathiesen
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50 Attend Exponential Orlando
April 30th, 2024
Discipleship, discipleship, discipleship. Over and over the speakers at the Exponential Conference in Orlando, Florida, pounded that word and its meaning into the heads and hearts of the conference at...  Read More
by Tim Mathiesen
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New Elders of Grace Community
April 30th, 2024
Grace Community Church, (Wesley Chapel, Florida) welcomed two new elders on March 3, 2024. Front row: (L to R) New elders, Don Fry and Danny Morris. Back row: (L to R) CLB President Paul Larson, Elder...  Read More
by Tim Mathiesen
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Easter Launch Sunday in Lincoln
April 30th, 2024
Lincoln Church, a CLB Church Plant in Lincoln, North Dakota, held their first official worship service on Easter Sunday! Over 75 people attended the Easter Egg Hunt and Worship Service, most being fro...  Read More
by Tim Mathiesen
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Natale Joins Seminary Staff
April 11th, 2024
Rev. Mike Natale speaking at morning chapel at Lutheran Brethren Seminary. My name is Mike Natale. I’m 38 years old and have been married to my wife, Lindsay, for 14 years. I grew up in New Jersey and...  Read More
by Michale Natale
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Identity in Christ Bible Study
March 7th, 2024
Our goal is to provide a practical resource for you, your small group, or your family, that can be easily implemented and applied. It is centered on the theme of each issue.For this edition we’ve crea...  Read More
by Luke Kjolhaug
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Identity in Christ and God's Mission
March 5th, 2024
As we approach the upcoming CLB Biennial Convention (June 8-11), one item of business is presenting for approval the “Statement on Human Persons and Sexuality,” a draft of which was presented and disc...  Read More
by Tim Mathiesen
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The Human Person
March 5th, 2024
What Does it Mean to Be a Human Person?What does it mean to be human? Looking at that question, you might suggest that perhaps I’m biting off more than I can chew in a short article. A question like t...  Read More
by Clint Knutson
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Our Heart Behind the Statement Paper
March 5th, 2024
“In a sort of ghastly simplicity we remove the organ and demand the function. We make men without chests and expect of them virtue and enterprise. We laugh at honour and are shocked to find traitors i...  Read More
by Scott Skones
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Heartache, Hope, and the Gospel
March 5th, 2024
The following (paragraphs in italics) is taken from the journal of a parent. This is shared as a tool to help our understanding of what a child or a parent may be going through when a family member co...  Read More
by Anonymous
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The River: FOCUS Project Update
March 5th, 2024
The River Church in Red Deer, Alberta has been blessed to be a place where newcomers to Canada come to hear the gospel in their mother tongue and to worship the Lord in joy and freedom.Over the last f...  Read More
by Harold Rust
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A Disciple-Making Camp Ministry
March 5th, 2024
The vision of the Church of the Lutheran Brethren is to be a Disciple-making Church. I could make a pretty good case for that statement to be considered part definition and part aspirational. It is bo...  Read More
by Greg Anderson
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Making Disciples Among Youth and Young Adults
March 5th, 2024
In the summer of 2001, having just graduated high school, I served for a few weeks with a team of other youth assisting Berea Lutheran Brethren Church in Alexandria, Minnesota with their Vacation Bibl...  Read More
by Daniel Stenberg
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Arriving in the Village of Doh
March 5th, 2024
The anything-but-physically-smooth road to Doh has been paved with an unimaginable smoothness as experienced through the Lord’s kindness and faithfulness throughout our journey. Like all our contempor...  Read More
by Claire Rose
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Bronson Joins LBIM Team
March 5th, 2024
As of September 1, 2023, Danny Bronson, former missionary to Chad, started servingpart-time as Ministry Coordinator for Lutheran Brethren International Mission(LBIM), assisting with its expanding mini...  Read More
by Tim Mathiesen
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Ronnevik Installed
March 5th, 2024
Rev. Jon Ronnevik was installed as Associate Pastor at Victory Lutheran Brethren Church, Jamestown, ND. Rev. Brandon Pangman, Director of North American Mission, officiated theinstallation service.......  Read More
by Tim Mathiesen
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Bethel Ordains New Elders
March 5th, 2024
President Paul Larson officiated the ordination of three new elders at Bethel LB Church, Ottawa, IL. Pictured kneeling in front are the new elders (L to R): Jack Knudtson, Ted Sanders, and Chris Holtz...  Read More
by Tim Mathiesen
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Preview Service in Lincoln
March 5th, 2024
Lincoln Church, a CLB Church Plant in Lincoln, North Dakota, held a preview worship service on February 4, 2024. Pastor Carl Juhl reported that, out of the nearly 100 attendees, around 50 were from th...  Read More
by Tim Mathiesen
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All Things New Bible Study
January 11th, 2024
For this issue, we’ve created a four-week Bible study on Revelation 21:1-8, along with discussion questions and companion videos. It is our hope and prayer that these will serve you and your congregat...  Read More
by Luke Kjolhaug
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They Will Be My Children
January 9th, 2024
Recently, my family took care of three foster kids for an afternoon so the foster parents could attend an event out of town. The kids spent most of the time playing with Legos at our dining room table...  Read More
by Tim Mathiesen
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Jerusalem, Jerusalem
January 9th, 2024
Jerusalem has served as a powerful reminder and symbol since about 1000 BC, when King David made it his capital city. It is a reminder of God’s fearsome judgment and his unfailing grace to both the fa...  Read More
by Mark Erickson