by Sara Ronnevik | Faith & Fellowship magazine, WMCLB
What is saving faith? Where does it come from? Scripture tells us that faith is a gift from God. He plants it in people through the gospel of Jesus Christ. Through the tending of the Holy Spirit, he makes it grow. And the fruit of faith in our lives brings glory to...
by Cheryl Olsen | Faith & Fellowship magazine, WMCLB
Here are “word-snapshots” from women sharing God’s mission heart, through short-term teams from Pacific and Central Region churches. Where did you go? For almost twenty years women from Rock of Ages Lutheran Brethren Church in Seattle, Washington have partnered...
by Linda Bengtson | International Mission, WMCLB
I checked my watch, it was 10:45AM. I wondered… was it too early to ring the doorbell? March 11 was still two weeks out, but it was going to take a long time to pass out 1000 advertisements for the five-year memorial concerts. As much as time allowed, we wanted to...
by Naomi Evans | Faith & Fellowship magazine, WMCLB
Good Friday commemorates Jesus’ death on the cross. God initiated and executed the plan for Jesus to die on the cross to pay the price for our sins. “For the wages of sin is death” (Romans 6:23a). After Adam disobeyed God’s command and ate from the forbidden tree, God...
by Cheryl Olsen | Faith & Fellowship magazine, WMCLB
Whether you are still in the throes of winter or enjoying tulips blooming where you live, close your eyes and imagine the warm breezes of Minnesota “lakes country,” with God’s star-drenched sky above! This is your invitation to spend Saturday, July 16, 2016, 9:00...
by Teresa S. | Faith & Fellowship magazine, International Mission, WMCLB
Early in the morning, quietly and sacredly, already 35 years ago, a son was born. We named him Benjamin Paul. Benjamin: son of my right hand. Ben Paul: son of Paul. Unlike Rachel’s Benjamin, son of Jacob and of Isaac and of Abraham, this was our firstborn. We had a...
