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The online musings from pastors, theologians and laity that will help you see the world from a Lutheran perspective.
On ‘My Ántonia’: Bodily Life as Fallen and Redeemed Creatures
My Ántonia invites the reader to look closely at one life, so closely that it becomes a window for looking at one’s own life, and every human life.
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A ‘Pit Crew’ for Men’s Ministry
by Rev. Timothy C. Cartwright I am a great advocate of outreach and evangelism. As with my current congregation, Grace ...
Our Seminaries: Responding to Needs, Addressing Costs
by Roland Lovstad It’s fair to say no two ministries–or congregations–in the LCMS are alike. They may be small churches ...
Starting Anew with a Seminary Graduate
by Roland Lovstad Graduating seminarians anticipate seminary “Call Day” as a time to move from preparation to active ministry. At the ...
Saint Paul Institute for Education
by Roland Lovstad “We envisioned a training center that would partner with the Missouri District, a center that would touch ...
A District President Looks at Rural Challenges
by Roland Lovstad Regardless of whether rural or small-town communities are growing or declining in population, there is usually an ...
Making ‘Saints’: From Montana to Missouri
by Paula Schlueter Ross All six of Rev. Arlo Pullmann’s children–ages 14 to 22–left their home in Laurel, Mont., to ...