Posts with the tag “call-to-follow”

To explain one’s call, be it to ministry in the Church or abroad as a missionary, seems to the one who is called the most ordinary thing: “Well, I was just called to do this.” When I was a pre-med stu...  Read More

"So, how were you called?” During this past year and a half of studying at Lutheran Brethren Seminary in preparation for mission work in Chad, I’ve been asked that question more than a couple of times...  Read More

My father’s voice rang out in the warm afternoon air calling, “Daniel! Daniel!” It was time for lunch, and my food was getting cold. But I wasn’t playing in the yard, as I had told my parents I would ...  Read More

Unless the Lord builds the house, the builders labor in vain (Psalm 127:1).My mom tells a “young Aaron” story about when she knew I would be trouble. When she picked me up after my first day at daycar...  Read More

When I was asked to write this article for Faith & Fellowship and was given the topic, “Looking to the Word in all of life’s circumstances,” my first thought was, “There is no way that I should be the...  Read More

"Matt, the dog kennel is a mess. Go clean it up.” Or, “Matt, the dog kennel is a mess. Let’s go clean it up.” I’m not going to tell you which command I heard more often in my home growing up, but I be...  Read More