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    A thought: Obedience

    • Post author:John Braun
    • Post published:2021/08/28
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    As children we were conditioned to obey. When we were told to do something, our parents expected us to do it. Make your bed. Behave. Do your homework. But we…

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    Read more about the article A thought: Hope

    A thought: Hope

    • Post author:John Braun
    • Post published:2021/07/27
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    When we think of Christian hope, we quickly turn to the passages from God’s last revelation to us. We long for the time when God will “wipe every tear from…

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    A thought: Almighty God

    • Post author:John Braun
    • Post published:2021/06/29
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    The words may be a bit different at times. But whether it’s the Apostles’ Creed or the Nicene Creed, we join in confessing our faith in an almighty God. On…

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    Read more about the article Sunshine and rain

    Sunshine and rain

    • Post author:John Braun
    • Post published:2021/05/26
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    I love the sunrise and often watch the sunset at the end of the day. Sometimes seeing sunrises takes a special effort to start my day early, but sunsets only…

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    Read more about the article Confessions of faith: Julian

    Confessions of faith: Julian

    • Post author:Gabriella Blauert
    • Post published:2021/04/28
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    An international student discovered more than academics at a WELS high school. Standing in front of the students and teachers of Wisconsin Lutheran High School (WLHS), Milwaukee, Wis., Julian shares…

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    Read more about the article Bible study: A loving God saved people from hell

    Bible study: A loving God saved people from hell

    • Post author:David Scharf
    • Post published:2020/06/29
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    Universalism says that the biblical teaching of eternal damnation is incompatible with the concept of a loving God. Universalists believe that God will eventually destroy all sin and save all…

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