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Peter Reske returns to the Podcast to take in an in-depth look at themes found in Baptismal hymns.

Learn more about the Lutheran Service Book and the Lutheran Service Book Companion to the Hymns.

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Peter C. Reske, senior editor of music/worship at Concordia Publishing House, holds degrees in English literature and historical musicology from Marquette University and The Pennsylvania State University. He was the editor of Lutheran Service Book and its attendant resources.

What do teens wish that adults knew about them? Teens participating in the 2021 YouthLead program answered this question thoughtfully and honestly. Julianna Shults joins us to share their answers.  Julianna is a Director of Christian Education serving at LCMS Youth Ministry.

Read the article What Teen Leaders Want Adult Leaders to Know  on youthESource.

Get your copy of Relationships Count: Engaging & Retaining Millennials free on Amazon Kindle.

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Mentoring is an opportunity for the people of God to love one another, to figure out life side-by-side. Darcy Pappe, author and Executive Director of the Women's Leadership Institute at Concordia University Wisconsin., joins us to share encouragement and ideas for supporting each other through mentoring.

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Learn more about Someone to Walk With: A Women's Guide to Christian Mentoring

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In this episode, we talk with Gene Edward Veith. He talks to us about the centrality of the Cross to our faith,  how he discovered Lutheranism, what has been significant for his growth in faith, and much more.

The Spirituality of the Cross: Third Edition is packed with updates that address questions of Christianity in today’s world. Learn how Lutheranism is different and how to share the Gospel of Jesus with individuals who are struggling with Christian spirituality in the current culture.
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Gene Edward Veith Jr. is a retired English professor and college administrator, most recently at Patrick Henry College and Concordia University Wisconsin. He is the author of twenty-seven books, including Authentic Christianity: How Lutheran Theology Speaks to a Postmodern World; Christianity in an Age of Terrorism, and God at Work. He has a Ph.D. from the University of Kansas and currently lives in Oklahoma with his wife, Jackquelyn. He has three grown children and twelve grandchildren.

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Original broadcast date: July 29, 2020.  It’s not unusual for a child to be asked “what do you want to be when you grow up?” Even as adults, many of us may quietly ask ourselves, “what am I meant to do with my life?’ While that question seems daunting, the answer isn’t as elusive as we may think. I’m glad to welcome the Rev. Dr. Jeffrey Leininger today as we talk about our callings for life.

Rev. Dr. Jeffrey Leininger has served as Concordia University Chicago’s University Pastor since 2002. In addition to serving as University Pastor, his role at Concordia-Chicago has grown to include advising all the Spiritual Life activities on campus, directing the Pre-Seminary Program and supporting the University’s Church Relations office.

Learn more about Callings for Life: God's Plan, Your Purpose at cph.org/callings. 
Explore the free Callings for Life CPH FaithCourse

Lutheran schools across the country offer unique learning experiences, daily encouraging their students to grow both academically and spiritually. We're joined by the Rev. Dr. Matthew Hoehner, Executive Director of Christ Community Lutheran School (CCLS) in St. Loui to discuss what makes Lutheran schools so special and why they're more relevant than ever in our communities today.

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Today on the podcast, Heidi Goehmann shows us how God invites us to gratitude. Even when gratefulness is hard to find.

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Deb Burma joins us today to help us spot joy in everyday life, and to learn how to spread the joy to others.

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Lisa M. Clark joins us to share ideas for teaching the faith during Advent.

Lisa has written devotionals, curriculums, Bible studies, hymns, novels, children's books, and more. After a decade of writing, she has been published in periodicals, books, and choral arrangements.

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Community matters. Rev. Brian Davies joins us to discuss why community is so important, how it can help us overcome feelings of loneliness and isolation and how it keeps us connected to Christ.

Rev. Brian Davies is pastor of Lord of Glory Lutheran Church, Grayslake, Il. He is also the author of Connected to Christ: Overcoming Isolation Through Community, available January 2021. 

Each of us will experience grief or loss in our lives. Pastor Kristian Kincaid joins us today to point us to true comfort, even in the midst of our grief.

Learn more about Pastor Kincaid's book,  Living with Grief: Bound by Sorrow, Wrapped in Comfort.
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