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Concordia U Blog Post
Below is a blog now posted on the online education website for Concordia University of WI and MI. You can see it there with a lot of other helpful info by clicking HERE. 12 QUESTIONS ABOUT FAMILY LIFE WITH REV. … Continue reading
Posted in Community Life, Family Life, Worldview
Tagged community, culture, family, teaching
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Book Released
Handing Out Life is now available for purchase (CLICK HERE TO SEE IT ON AMAZON). This is the book that I’ve been thinking about for over 10 years and that I put to paper last fall. It summarizes the key … Continue reading
Posted in Bible Study, Character, Congregational Life, Family Life, Living Single, Marriage, Relationship Priorities, Sex, Step-families, Teen Life, Witnessing, Worldview
Tagged God's way, incarnational, love, memorable, priorities, sacrificial, Simple, Thumbs Up, unconditional, witness, worldview
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Easter…in the Flesh
Easter is the most important day to our faith in Jesus. On Easter, Jesus rose in the flesh to show that He had conquered death completely. Death and hell could not hold Jesus down in body or soul. He is … Continue reading
Keys to Communication
I like to follow posts that appear on the FamilyLife webpage. I keep some of them handy because I find them to be especially useful. One particularly good post on communication that first appeared in 2005 was titled 5 Communication Tools … Continue reading
Posted in Family Life, Marriage, Relationship Priorities
Tagged Communication, prayer, priorities
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Simple Hope for LCMS Families
Joe Isenhower Jr. wrote the following in the LCMS (Lutheran Church Missouri Synod) News for 2-23-2016, “A clear message emerged from the Feb. 12-13 meeting of the LCMS Board for National Mission (BNM) here — the need to strengthen Lutheran families.” … Continue reading
Posted in Family Life, Witnessing, Worldview
Tagged family, Simple, Thumbs Up, witness, worldview
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No Thumb
I recently encountered a man who claimed he was fine spiritually without a regular relationship with Jesus. He felt he had no need for worship or Bible study. He was just fine as he was. However, when troubles arose with … Continue reading
Posted in Family Life, Marriage, Relationship Priorities, Worldview
Tagged family, Jesus, priorities, Thumbs Up, worldview
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Decisions
Making big decisions can be nerve-wracking, frustrating, overwhelming and frightening. Buying a car. Which job to take. Whom to marry. Where to live. Which health treatment to utilize. Continuing life support. These are just some of the decisions that can … Continue reading
Posted in Character, Family Life, Worldview
Tagged comfort, decisions, God's way, Thumbs Up, worldview
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CONTROL!
CONTROL! That one word summarizes the source of a lot of my stress, especially during busy times of the year like now. I really believe it’s a problem for ALL of us. I like to be in control of things. … Continue reading
The 3 R’s
You may have heard someone refer to “The 3 R’s: Reading, wRiting and aRithmetic.” I’m proud that my son, Micah, has put a new twist on “The 3 R’s.” Like all of us, he’s struggled with temptation. In particular, it’s … Continue reading
Posted in Character, Family Life, Teen Life
Tagged character, commitment, temptation
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Paul Ryan’s Family Priority
Headlines in the news this week have been featuring the debate over whether Representative Paul D. Ryan would be willing to serve as the new Speaker of the House. I’m not going to weigh in on whether he should be … Continue reading
Posted in Character, Family Life, Relationship Priorities, Worldview
Tagged community, family, politics, priorities, Thumbs Up, worldview
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