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Teaching God’s Way
This week I started teaching another online class for the Masters of Family Life Education program of Concordia University Wisconsin/Ann Arbor. So far I am highly impressed by the character and faith of my nine students. It’s great to hear … Continue reading
Posted in Character, Community Life, Relationship Priorities, Worldview
Tagged forgiveness, God's way, grace, teaching
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Marriage Seminar in Shipshewana
Heather and I just returned from a wonderful weekend “Marriage in God’s Way” seminar we led for couples from St. John Lutheran Church, Bingen, IN. It was great to retreat in the charming town of Shipshewana. We enjoyed time away … Continue reading
Posted in Marriage, Relationship Priorities, Witnessing
Tagged God's way, marriage, seminar, Thumbs Up
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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
Posted in Community Life, Congregational Life, Marriage
Tagged Church, community, God's way, marriage
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NEXT Marriage Seminar!
Heather and I continue to enjoy hosting our Marriage in God’s Way seminars. We’ve had thousands of couples join us to prepare for or grow in a rewarding godly marriage. It’s been a true joy to see the enthusiastic participation and to … Continue reading
Posted in Bible Study, Congregational Life, Marriage
Tagged God's way, marriage, pre-marriage, seminar
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Let’s Talk Male & Female
Heather and I had the privilege to speak at a Theological Symposium for the Michigan District of the LCMS in Lansing, MI this past Saturday. The theme for the symposium was “Let’s Talk Male and Female.” Four keynote addresses (with … Continue reading
Posted in Bible Study, Community Life, Family Life, Marriage, Sex, Witnessing, Worldview
Tagged God's way, identity, joy, marriage, sex, witness, worldview
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Time Well Spent
I recently finished teaching an eight-week online class for the Family Life master’s degree program of Concordia University, Wisconsin. It was a VERY tiresome task in the midst of all my other responsibilities, especially in the season of Advent. There … Continue reading
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
Posted in Community Life, Worldview
Tagged comfort, community, God's way, thankfulness, Thumbs Up
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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
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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