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3 Exciting Facts About Advent

Do you use an Advent calendar? Each of my kids has his own calendar that he opens each morning of December. They aren’t treat filled but just reveal a Christmas picture behind each door. Even though they have done the same calendar since they were little, they still enjoy opening

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4 Opportunities to Get Ready for Christmas

How do you get ready for Christmas? If you are the head coordinator for holidays in your household as I am in mine, then I’m sure your list is pretty long and you’re probably feeling a little anxiety just thinking about the Christmas season! But Advent can be a wonderful

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10 Great Ways to Be Human

Lutheran school teachers have several things they can count on when it comes to curriculum. For one, there will always be a Reformation unit in October. When Lent rolls around, you will be covering Holy Week in great detail. And finally, in first grade (and probably for many grades following)

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Do You See a Ghost or a God?

Does it ever feel like God is a phantom in your life? Sometimes when we’re going through a particularly difficult time, struggling with our relationships, going through a hard medical diagnosis, trying to make ends meet on a tiny budget, God can seem pretty far away. We go to church

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5 Awesome Bible Stories to Share With Kids

When my sons were little they used to love going up to the children’s message during church. Being rather outgoing precocious little people, they also enjoyed answering all the questions. Members of the church used to be surprised at how many Bible stories they knew. They could usually come up

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What’s so Special about Luther?

I remember first introducing the topic of the Reformation in my first grade classroom each October and inevitably there would be at least one child who thought we were going to be talking about the Civil Rights movement because the name Martin Luther had really only been used in one

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The Hammer That Echoed Round the World

Few historical events have impacted the church as significantly as the Reformation. God used Martin Luther to bring back the clear light of the Gospel that had become obscured through years of wrong teachings and confusing practices on the part of the church. Still today we use Luther’s prolific writings

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New Lutheran Reformation Party Ideas

At the end of October many people are busily carving their pumpkins and dipping their apples to get ready for a Halloween bash. But many Lutheran schools skip the ghouls and goblins in favor of a monk and a hammer. That’s right! It’s time to start thinking about your Reformation

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Lutheran Lessons on the Reformation

The Reformation was a momentous occurrence that changed the course of history in drastic ways. Though it can be studied simply from a historical perspective, as Lutherans we are far more invested! This is our history! The story of the humble German monk that God used to bring the church

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