Monthly Archives: February 2019

Wellness

Hmmm . . . congregational or synodical resources on wellness. I’VE GOT THIS!

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More LCMS Resources

Let’s see. I said I’d try to do a week long series on congregational resources. Of course, I didn’t actually plan it out! So let’s see what I’ve come up with for today as far as more LCMS resources out there.

(Don’t doubt me. I can TOTALLY get a week out of all this great stuff!)

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LCMS Foundation

Do you know that the LCMS has something called the LCMS Foundation? Obviously, there’s a theological & Scriptural foundation. That’s not what I’m talking about. There is an actual investment corporation of The Lutheran Church—Missouri Synod that exists to help congregations with long term investments!

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Deaconess Installation!

I daresay there’s an assortment of people who follow this blog. Some know me better than others. Do you all know I’ve served as an LCMS-rostered deaconess for about the last 10 years? And, yesterday Trinity Lutheran Church held a deaconess installation for me as I am newly called there! Yay!

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Beauty and the Augsburg Confession

This is a special release day! Rev. Gaven Mize and Roberto Rojas, Jr., can now off you Beauty and the Augsburg Confession! ON SALE TODAY!

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Food and Longing

As I try to cater to a Lutheran crowd, I don’t review many non-Lutheran books here. Having said that, I think Anya von Bremzen’s Mastering the Art of Soviet Cooking: A Memoir of Food and Longing was phenomenal!

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Scarlet Virgins

It takes a certain mood to brave some books, but I’m glad the time came for me to digest The Scarlet Virgins: When Sex Replaces Salvation by Lutheran author, speaker, and podcaster Rebecca Lemke.

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Public Domain

I meant to post this article way back in the beginning of January. Mea culpa. But better late than never, so here you go: “How to Download the Books That Just Entered the Public Domain” in 2019. 

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A Fortune Cookie

I do not believe in fortune telling of any kind. I do not believe fortune cookies are in any way mystical or reliable. (Any other disclaimer I should make?) Having said that, it’s rare for me to pass up a cookie so I’m sharing a fortune cookie “fortune,” or really the saying, below. 

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LFL Contest for Students

Did you see the LCMS Reporter this week? I was glad to see the article about the LFL Contest for students.

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