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Read more about the article Please explain: How can I love my unlovable neighbor?

Please explain: How can I love my unlovable neighbor?

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How can I love my unlovable neighbor? It is hard for me to love my neighbor. I have neighbors who just yell at me. Some days I am too tired…

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Read more about the article Empowering lay leaders to teach Bible information classes

Empowering lay leaders to teach Bible information classes

  • Post author:FIC
  • Post published:2023/10/27
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When Don and Jennifer Serkowski first began attending Christ, Big Bend, Wis., they were looking for a church family to call their own. During a church service, they filled out…

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Read more about the article Human evangelism

Human evangelism

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Evangelism can start with a simple, human question that leads to opportunities to share the hope you have in Jesus. Human evangelism. The point is not evangelizing humans but how…

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Read more about the article District news: August 2023

District news: August 2023

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  • Post published:2023/07/27
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SOUTHEASTERN WISCONSIN On April 28, Wisconsin Lutheran Seminary, Mequon, Wis., celebrated the 40th anniversary in the pastoral ministry of E. Allen Sorum. Kenosha Lutheran Academy, Kenosha, Wis., celebrated the 25th…

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Read more about the article Confessions of faith: Erik Alair

Confessions of faith: Erik Alair

  • Post author:Stephanie Boeckman
  • Post published:2023/06/30
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A seminary graduate recalls his path to ministry—one filled with questions, challenges, and God’s guidance. As a young adult studying aerospace engineering in California, Erik Alair never dreamed that he…

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Read more about the article Reflections on Lutheran leadership

Reflections on Lutheran leadership

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  • Post published:2022/12/27
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These National Conference on Lutheran Leadership presenters offer a perspective of what Lutheran leadership means to them, helping each of us reflect on how we can carry out these principles…

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Read more about the article Partnering to spread God’s Word in Kenya and Ethiopia

Partnering to spread God’s Word in Kenya and Ethiopia

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  • Post published:2022/12/27
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In October 2022, WELS President Mark Schroeder visited two of WELS’ sister synods in Africa—the Lutheran Congregations in Mission for Christ–Kenya and the Lutheran Church of Ethiopia. Larry Schlomer, administrator…

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