CONTENTS February 2023

Beauty and ugliness

I love you

Confessions of faith: Colleen Thorson

Man with hands in prayer and ashes on forehead

I repent in dust and ashes

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You are forgiven

A woman distraught over her sins finds Jesus’ love and forgiveness at the cross. She sits across…

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Preachers and listeners

Serving as a vacancy pastor recently put me behind a pulpit on a weekly basis. It had…

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Psalm 32: When you need forgiveness

What kind of sinner are you? Do you consider yourself mildly sinful, at least not as bad…

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Please explain: What does it mean that Christians are priests before God?

What does it mean that Christians are priests before God? The sign-up sheets for the neighborhood canvass…

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Beauty and ugliness

An encounter with a caricaturist provides an opportunity to proclaim the gospel message in a unique way….

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My Christian life: Raising a child with special needs

Parents of a son who lives with a disability share the blessings they’ve experienced and how they’re…

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Parent conversations: What tactics do you use to encourage children to tackle difficult tasks?

I love that the two authors of our articles this month both referenced science fair projects. Is…

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Q&A: When we pray, “Your kingdom come,” what are we praying for?

When we pray, “Your kingdom come,” what are we praying for? The word kingdom is short for…

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Strengthening ministry teams

How can we strengthen our congregations’ ministry teams as we reach out with God’s gospel message to…

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I love you

“This is love: not that we loved God, but that he loved us and sent his Son…

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Confessions of faith: Colleen Thorson

Two new friends discover that college offers opportunities to grow in faith and share what they learn…

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Savor the rain

Martin Luther was not only a student of the Scriptures but also a keen observer of history….

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I repent in dust and ashes

Lent is a season for acknowledging with sorrow that our sins caused the Son of God to…

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My church family

I love my church family. That’s what I call the people who belong to my congregation. Do…

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