Posts with the tag “2023-02”

On July 9, 2020, a six-year-old boy and his four-year-old sister were at a friend’s house. After growing bored inside, the three kids decided to play in the backyard. Upon entering the yard, the frien...  Read More

Imagine you were a door-to-door salesman for vacuum cleaners that sell themselves. No, really! You don’t have to prepare a sales pitch or anything. You just knock on the door, show them the vacuum, an...  Read More

ave you ever thought about planting a church? About ten years ago, God spoke to me in a pastors’ meeting where I heard that the best way to see new people come to Christ was through church planting ef...  Read More

Jesus is endowed with all the authority of heaven and earth (Matt. 28:18). And it is in and because of this authority that he calls us, commissions us—yes, commands us—his Church, to “go into all the ...  Read More

During the summer of 1980 when I was nine years old, a small group of people, including my family and me, and other members of a central Pennsylvania church (Lutheran Church in America) in McAlistervi...  Read More

It was a cold January Minnesota evening, after a busy Christmas season. A good night to stay cozy at home. Would anyone be brave enough, or interested enough to come to church for a seminar about lead...  Read More

Faith & Fellowship magazine recently interviewed Lutheran Brethren Seminary distance student Josh Graber, on-campus student Eric Reese, and graduate, missionary Claire Rose, about the importance of st...  Read More

Two are better than one, because they have a good return for their labor: If either of them falls down, one can help the other up.- Ecclesiastes 4:9-10a Today, in January of 2023, I have in front of m...  Read More

Ruth came to Hillcrest Academy in Fergus Falls, Minnesota as a Junior, bringing with her a well-marked Bible, since she had been following Jesus from childhood. She had been brought up by godly parent...  Read More

"Well, it’s time.” Have you ever used that line? I am using it today because it is time to announce plans for a change in leadership at Lutheran Brethren Seminary. I will turn 74 in September, and, al...  Read More

Chaplain Candidate Aaron Christensen sworn in by the Church of the Lutheran Brethren’s Director of Ministry to the Armed Forces, Chaplain, Colonel Michael Heuer, USAF (Retired). On February 13, 2023, ...  Read More

In February, Rev. Mark Jarvinen was honored in his retirement by the Eagan (Minnesota) Police Department for his twelve years of volunteer service as a police chaplain.......  Read More

When faced with tension, we want to eliminate it as quickly as possible. What makes a good book is often the tension the author creates. It’s sort of delicious and troubling at the same time. How’s it...  Read More