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Read more about the article Seize the opportunities

Seize the opportunities

  • Post author:Mark Schroeder
  • Post published:2023/03/31
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When the apostle Paul, Silas, and Timothy were in Galatia on Paul’s second mission journey, they made the prayerful decision to head north with the gospel. Their intention was to…

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Read more about the article The Lord takes care of his church

The Lord takes care of his church

  • Post author:Mark Schroeder
  • Post published:2023/02/27
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In 2015, there were 77 vacancies for pastor-trained positions in our synod. That represented a vacancy rate of about 5 percent. Today, there are more than 140 vacancies for pastor-trained…

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Read more about the article Savor the rain

Savor the rain

  • Post author:Mark Schroeder
  • Post published:2023/01/30
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Martin Luther was not only a student of the Scriptures but also a keen observer of history. He was well aware of how the Christian church spread and grew from…

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Read more about the article Up close and personal

Up close and personal

  • Post author:Mark Schroeder
  • Post published:2022/12/27
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Nothing brings WELS’ world mission work to life like visiting those missions in person. I had such an opportunity last October. Along with WELS World Missions Administrator Larry Schlomer and…

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Read more about the article It’s never too early

It’s never too early

  • Post author:Mark Schroeder
  • Post published:2022/11/27
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Sometimes even the most terrible people say something that is undeniably true. A vicious and deranged dictator said, “He alone, who owns the youth, owns the future.” He set about…

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Read more about the article Thanks for not giving

Thanks for not giving

  • Post author:Mark Schroeder
  • Post published:2022/10/29
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Thanksgiving is a time when we pause to give special thanks to God for the many ways in which he has blessed us. We have many blessings: a Savior, our…

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Read more about the article Hope for the future

Hope for the future

  • Post author:Mark Schroeder
  • Post published:2022/09/30
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I grew up in the 1960s. Anyone who lived through those years will remember that those were turbulent, violent, and unsettling times, when events seemed to threaten the very foundation…

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Read more about the article Our task is not over

Our task is not over

  • Post author:Mark Schroeder
  • Post published:2022/08/31
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Last June, the United States Supreme Court struck down the infamous 1973 Roe v. Wade decision that decreed that abortion is a right guaranteed by the United States Constitution. The…

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Read more about the article Update on WELS’ effort in Vietnam

Update on WELS’ effort in Vietnam

  • Post author:Mark Schroeder
  • Post published:2022/07/28
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The COVID pandemic that began in 2020 affected the ministry and worship in all our WELS congregations. It also caused the temporary suspension of our synod’s efforts to build a…

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