Hello Minnesota North District!! Operation Barnabas will be giving a workshop on Saturday, March 13th at Trinity Lutheran Church in Ortonville, MN. Our workshop will begin at 8:30 a.m. and end no later than 4:30 p.m. In this workshop, your congregation will learn how to recruit volunteers from your church, learn how to initiate contact with your [...]
Monday, February 8, 2010
Hello Northwest District!! Operation Barnabas will be giving a workshop on Saturday, April 17th at Prince of Peace Lutheran Church in Lakewood WA. Our workshop will begin at 8:30 a.m. and end no later than 4:30 p.m. In this workshop, your congregation will learn how to recruit volunteers from your church, learn how to initiate contact with [...]
Wednesday, January 6, 2010
Our young people in the military continue to amaze me. Young men and women who were in high school only months ago raise their hands and take an oath to defend our nation…to defend my wife, and my child. Luther’s explanation of the 4th petition of the Lord’s Prayer comes to mind: The Fourth Petition Give us [...]
Thursday, December 3, 2009
The Lutheran Hour is reaching out to the troops around the globe via the American Forces Network (AFN). The radio program is titled “Bringing Christ to the Nations: The Lutheran Hour” and airs to a potential audience of 800,000 service personnel and their family members. If you or someone you know is in the armed [...]
Tue, Jan 26, 2010
I have been asked from time to time to recommend resources for those who want to care for our veterans, especially those who are dealing with consequences from combat. Here are a few that I can recommend. Note these are not theological readings. They are written by professionals who have been studying soldiers and their [...]
Thu, Nov 19, 2009
My family and I had the opportunity to visit Florida to present a district workshop in Orlando. Thanks go out to Pastor Chris Bodley and Living Water Lutheran Church in Sanford, FL (just outside of Orlando). We had folks from several churches in the area, and the workshop went very well..thanks again to all who [...]
Tue, Sep 22, 2009
They say that timing is everything. It’s true in comedy. It’s true in athletics. It’s true in combat. It’s true in building relationships. It’s also true in coming to faith.
Staff Sergeant Weathers and I have gotten to know the cops that work at Raven B pretty well. They are cops that were specially trained [...]
Monday, February 8, 2010
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