President's Message

5/11/2020 12:12:40 PM

May Message 2020

Here we go! The LWMS Board of Directors and the WELS Missions Office are working hard to transition our 57th annual LWMS convention and the Taste of Missions weekend into an online, two-week version of both mission-focused events. LWMS is planning to have our worship services, devotions, keynote...

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3/25/2020 11:18:27 AM

Spring Message 2020

Wow! A lot has changed since I sat down to write my last president’s message. However, one thing that remains the same is our changeless God. I find great comfort in that thought and in Psalm 31. Verses 5 and 15 are especially comforting to me. “Into your hands I commit my spirit;...

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1/15/2020 2:23:25 PM

Here we go!

Here we go! I have felt an exciting sense of energy since 12:01 a.m. on New Year’s Day. Every time I think of 2020, our convention in Athens, Georgia, comes to mind. I’m sure the sisters in our Southern Hills Circuit, who are busy planning the convention, are feeling that excitement...

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11/12/2019 3:15:20 PM

Oh, Give Thanks

Ask any grade school student, “What is your favorite holiday?” and nine out of ten will say, “Christmas!” The tenth kid will probably say, “Halloween!” I’m sure many adults feel the same way. I think I’m unusual because my favorite holiday is...

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6/18/2019 2:17:30 PM

Christmas in June

What are some funny stories you have with your family? When you told them to friends did they laugh as hard as you? Maybe not. I will share one of my funny stories with you. Last year about this time my mom sent a group family text saying something like,“Santa may not have time to do much...

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5/9/2019 10:50:02 AM

God is good...all the time!

The pastor at my former church ended every Sunday service with the first part of that phrase. The congregation then responded with the second part. He wanted to assure us of God’s faithfulness, so that when times got difficult, we would know where to turn for comfort and strength. After I...

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3/13/2019 1:06:21 PM

Mercy

Mercy. Delivered. For the next few weeks the sermon series at the church I attend will have a different one-word theme each week. When I was a maid of honor, I focused my speech on one word that described my friend: faithful. In the weeks ahead, I will introduce one word a week for a group of...

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2/7/2019 12:19:04 PM

Love is in the Air

Love is in the air on Valentine’s Day, but for Christians love is always in the air. One of the questions in my personal devotion this week was, “In what way has Jesus’ life and death affected the way you live your life from day to day?” I wanted to answer that question...

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1/15/2019 12:23:57 PM

Happy New Year!

“What’s wrong with you, Aunt Emily?” said my niece after hearing what I thought was a pretty funny personal story. This is the same niece who last week, after trying on 15 pairs of jeans didn’t think she was going to buy any of them. So according to her, I made her buy the...

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10/16/2018 2:28:57 PM

Glorify God

This sentence “guide my thoughts. . .so I want only what pleases and glorifies You,” is from a prayer I read that struck a chord with me. I recently went to a Bible study on Psalm 21 based on I have Set My King on Zion: Psalms of the Messiah from a New Song series that helped me to...

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