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The winding path of life and belief can lead through rugged terrain, but it can also reveal beauty if we’re open. Openness doesn’t have to mean perpetual uncertainty or lack of conviction. It should mean striving for orthodoxy with theological…
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Figuring out who you are can be difficult. Am I a goofball with a penchant for melancholy? Sometimes I feel like a Vulcan clown. Getting your head wrapped around your identity in Christ can be difficult as well. Am I…
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After having joined a Lutheran (LCMS) church approximately six months ago, what have I learned? As a traditional, conservative Baptist my whole life and still Baptistic in a few theological distinctions, there are several things that initially drew my interest…
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Culture, pragmatism, and tradition can pull us away from the very core of our identity and the very foundation of our faith: Christ. I recently had the opportunity to visit a Lutheran congregation since my home church’s services were canceled…
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