CONTENTS May 2023

Confessions of faith: Nick and Lacey Wagner

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Our Lutheran moment

Resolved in Christ

More than enough

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The view from above

The ascensions of both Elijah and Jesus offer encouragement to us who remain below. Do you prefer…

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Confessions of faith: Nick and Lacey Wagner

A couple discovers a new church home after sending their children to its school. Nick and Lacey…

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Q&A: How can parents encourage adult children who wander from the faith?

Some of my adult children have wandered from God’s path. Society has convinced them that everything they…

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Parent conversations: How do we resist making our parenting law-based?

One of the reasons that I appreciate this column is that it continually reminds me of the…

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Our Lutheran moment

Recent news headlines highlight one challenge after another for our world—which makes it an ideal time to…

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My Christian life: Engaging the church’s youth

After struggling to feel connected in church during his youth, a pastor works to engage the church’s…

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My wordless groans

A mother shares how God hears and answers her prayers through the challenges and joys of motherhood….

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Water the seed: Ministry in the public school

“Does he know your weaknesses? Does he see your hidden fears? Does he know who he is…

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Please explain: What is the Holy Spirit’s role in the life of a Christian?

What is the Holy Spirit’s role in the life of a Christian? When Lutheran students learn about…

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Psalm 91: When God lifts you up on his lap

Her little hand swatted my newspaper aside. “Grandpa, I talking to you,” she said. My granddaughter wanted…

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Appreciating the clouds

A cloudy day or a sunny day? What would you rather have? I think most people would…

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Resolved in Christ

United with Christ, we work to address conflict so we can be of one mind with one…

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More than enough

“[The Lord] said to me, ‘My grace is sufficient for you, for my power is made perfect…

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Our worldwide fellowship

When you think of the Wisconsin Evangelical Lutheran Synod (WELS), no doubt you think of it in…

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