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Read more about the article More workers for a bountiful harvest

More workers for a bountiful harvest

  • Post author:Mark Schroeder
  • Post published:2022/06/30
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Jesus said to his disciples, “The harvest is plentiful, but the workers are few. Ask the Lord of the harvest, therefore, to send out workers into his harvest field!” (Luke…

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Read more about the article 150 years of fellowship

150 years of fellowship

  • Post author:Mark Schroeder
  • Post published:2022/05/25
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The year was 1872. Lutherans had been in America since before the revolution. At that time, Lutheranism in America could be described as a confusing and jumbled array of dozens…

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Read more about the article A unique system of schools

A unique system of schools

  • Post author:Mark Schroeder
  • Post published:2022/04/30
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WELS enjoys a blessing that no other Lutheran church body enjoys: our ministerial education training system, which has existed in one form or another almost since the very beginning of…

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Read more about the article God’s cure—for everything

God’s cure—for everything

  • Post author:Mark Schroeder
  • Post published:2022/03/31
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The word panacea comes from a Greek word meaning “all-healing.” The ancient Greeks worshiped the goddess of healing named Panacea, who was said to administer a medicine that was able…

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Read more about the article Lenten repentance,  Lenten appreciation

Lenten repentance, Lenten appreciation

  • Post author:Mark Schroeder
  • Post published:2022/02/24
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Taking things for granted happens all too easily. The worst part about taking things for granted is that we fail to appreciate and remember the routine and ordinary blessings that…

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Read more about the article Pray for us

Pray for us

  • Post author:Mark Schroeder
  • Post published:2022/01/30
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“Brothers and sisters, pray for us” (1 Thessalonians 5:25). With these words, the apostle Paul concluded his first letter to the Christians in Thessalonica. They would be separated from him…

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Read more about the article Plan with wisdom and faith

Plan with wisdom and faith

  • Post author:Mark Schroeder
  • Post published:2021/12/27
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In the new year, TV news channels often review the past year. The annual ritual includes significant events and achievements in politics, science, medicine, and international relations. There is the…

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Read more about the article Purposeful discussions

Purposeful discussions

  • Post author:Mark Schroeder
  • Post published:2021/11/30
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Sixty years ago, our synod was faced with the most difficult decision in its history. For more than 20 years, WELS and the Evangelical Lutheran Synod (ELS) had been working…

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Read more about the article Upholding biblical values

Upholding biblical values

  • Post author:Mark Schroeder
  • Post published:2021/10/25
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Ours is a culture in which values seem to be constantly changing. Invariably, the change is in the wrong direction. The traditional values that have served as the common bond…

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