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3 Keys for Marriage Ministry
I really appreciate the work being done by Jay and Laura Laffoon of “Celebrate Ministries.” They share our focus on building up marriages in God’s way. They understand that God’s grace and guidance produce strong marriages, strong families, strong churches … Continue reading
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Tagged Church, community, God's way, marriage
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REVIEW “Handing Out Life”
Thank you to everyone who has voted to make Handing Out Life the 2017 book of the year in its category among Christian small publishers. If you haven’t had a chance to vote, you can still do that before March … Continue reading
Sabbatical Tour 2018
The leadership of my congregation, Faith Lutheran Church, Grand Blanc, MI, has just agreed to join me in a grand adventure for the summer of 2018. Together, we will seek God’s blessing on a time of sabbatical renewal. Now that … Continue reading
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Tagged community, family, sabbatical, thankfulness, witness
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VOTE FOR “Handing Out Life”
VOTE NOW for Handing Out Life to be book of the year! The book I wrote to highlight the teachings of “Life in God’s Way” has been nominated for book of the year, 2017, among Christian small publishers. To encourage more … Continue reading
Life OUT THERE in God’s Way
So often we confine our expression of faith within the walls of the church building or, if we’re a little edgy, in the walls of our home. But, my experience of late has shown that we’re surrounded by a world … Continue reading
To Africa with Love
It was a delight this past weekend to host the Rev. Dr. Mandla Khumalo and his dear wife Lindiwe from St. Peter Confessional Lutheran Church in Middleburg, South Africa. Mandla shared his fascinating life story of how God brought him … Continue reading
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Let’s Talk Male & Female
On February 11, 2017 I will be one of four keynote speakers at the Michigan District, Lutheran Church Missouri Synod’s Theological Conference to be held at Our Savior Lutheran Church in Lansing, MI. The theme for the Conference is “Let’s … Continue reading
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Tagged community, identity, sex, witness, worldview
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Jury Duty
Have you ever experienced a blessing that you firmly believed was the hand of God acting for you? I had a strong sense of this in something that happened to me this week. Last month I received notice that I was to … Continue reading
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Tagged comfort, community, God's way, thankfulness, Thumbs Up
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Sorrow Over Terrorism
This week I heard the terrible news about an 85-year-old priest in Normandy, France who was beheaded by radical Islamic terrorists while he was conducting mass. Such news just makes me shake my had in sorrow. NOT sorrow for the priest. … Continue reading
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Tagged community, culture, Thumbs Up, witness, worldview
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By the Book
Things don’t always go “by the book.” They don’t happen the way we think they’re supposed to. When I became a pastor I had a certain idea of what evangelism looked like. The books in seminary talked a lot about … Continue reading