The God of Miracles

There are so many ways that God works miracles in our lives every day. He is the Creator of the world, and He has never abandoned us, even for a moment. He continues to sustain creation by keeping us alive, making the sun shine, and the earth go round. And the greatest deed that God has done was sending His Son Jesus to live on this earth, suffer and die at the hands of sinners, and triumphantly rise again so that we may be completely forgiven and live with Him forever. That is pretty amazing. Let us, like the psalmist encourages us to do, recognize all of the blessings that He has given us and the miracles He works in our lives. Let us praise Him without ceasing!

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Becoming a Mother: Three Lessons on Love

Nadia Hartwig Ever since I can remember, my dream has been to be a mom. Simultaneously, my whole life, I have believed in the sanctity of life. Naturally, these two aspects of my identity have overlapped and informed one another. …

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Eternal Destiny

by Michelle Bauman, Director of Y4Life I’ve been doing lots of cleaning lately—lots of sorting and throwing and giving away. And though it’s exciting to be productive, this purging is made more impactful because it’s a reminder of God’s promises, promises …

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Bearing Burdens with Joy

By Macy Froetschner As I reflect on Ephesians 4, I am humbled by the beauty of Christ’s Church. Paul paints an image of one body, intricately connected, with Christ as the head. This body is held together by God’s perfect …

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Waves and Ripples

By Michelle Bauman, Director of Y4Life The spring rains have come. The trees are budding, and the flowers are blooming: It will be graduation season soon. As a former teacher in Lutheran schools, the month of May carries with it …

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Crown of Thorns

By Kate Roberts While wandering around the Foellinger-Freimann Botanical Conservatory in Fort Wayne, Indiana, I stumbled across a plant called the crown-of-thorns plant, or the Christ plant. A beautiful succulent with a thorny stem and brightly colored flowers, it is …

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Healing in Christ

By: Olivia Hitz She wears long sleeves and pants during the summer. She says she’s cold, but she’s sweating under her clothes. Her best friends accept her lies without a second thought. She has successfully fooled them all, and they’ll …

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Just As … I AM

By Pastor Michael Salemink, Executive Director of Lutherans For Life My little brother fell into a cactus as a child. The neighbors had a couple planted among the decorative stones behind their house. He was toddling on their deck next …

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