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Topic: Testimony
Good Friday?
Good Friday? That phrase reminds one of Charlie Brown, whose favorite saying was “Good grief!” Both statements sound like an oxymoron. Yet in light of human depravity and our need for redemption, Christ’s sufferings are the only means of clearing […]
Notoriously Faithful
Since January 2012 our three-year-old son, Isaiah, has been battling stage 4 neuroblastoma cancer, which is a cancer of the nervous system that infiltrates the bone marrow. We have watched Isaiah endure rigorous cancer treatments. Over and over again, his […]
An Exercise in Futility or a Journey of Hope?
The words that he spoke stung me. That was not his intention, I am sure, but it hurt. The implication settled in my stomach like lead: “This is a victory of Satan,” he said. “We are going to pray that […]
Hurricane Sandy Update: Bunker Hill Church, NJ (VIDEO)
Warren Geraghty, Regional Pastor for the Eastern Region, visited many of the CLB congregations affected by Hurricane Sandy. During his trip he video recorded some updates from the pastors. The following is an interview with Pastor Gary Kitchin and his wife Anne from […]
Faith: A Testimony
Adrienne, Bob, Bobby, Melonie, and Paige Schultz Many of our friends and family members gave us strange looks when we announced that we were leaving Canada to move to Fergus Falls, Minnesota to continue my seminary education. One of the […]
Complex, Yet So Simple
When students arrive at Lutheran Brethren Seminary (LBS) to begin their ministry education, training and formation, they enter into a season of life that can be both exhilarating and exhausting. Moving to a new (and often smaller) city, arranging for […]
Donna, Joan and the Rest of Us
I was new at the Women’s Bible Study as someone shared a prayer request: “Pray for Donna, Joan’s sister who has cancer.” That’s how I first heard Donna’s name. She was the sister of Joan, the woman who usually led the […]
Our Hope Endures
by Anonymous Sue is our firstborn. She was a fervent believer and Bible student as a child and teenager. We often discussed Scripture passages, theology and the Christian life. She joined the church before college, led college dorm Bible studies, […]
Seminary Graduate Testimony: Steve Walswick
How does one summarize his experience? More importantly how does a Christian summarize his experience? I marvel at “how great is your faithfulness” (Lamentations 3:23b, ESV). I resonate with the words of Jeremiah in Lamentations because I am reminded that […]
A Message from the New Guy on the Council of Directors
At school, you’re the new guy. In sports, you’re a rookie. Surfing, you’re a kook. However you describe it, being the newest member of a group can be intimidating. What do you do, where do you sit, what do you […]