Faith Practices
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Building Bethel: Focusing and Re-Focusing
From June/July 2015 Bethel Bell Tower newsletter But strive first for the kingdom of God and his righteousness, and all these things will be given to you as well. ~ Matthew 6:33 Vicki and I enjoy watching TV … it’s a guilty pleasure. We recently stumbled upon a reality show on CNBC called “The Profit” (www.cnbcprime.com/the-profit). I admit…
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Building Bethel: Sharing
From May 2015 Bethel Bell Tower newsletter Paul said: “We loved you so much that we were delighted to share with you not only the gospel of God but our lives as well, because you had become so dear to us.” ~ 1 Thessalonians 2:8 We’re taught from a very young age about the importance of sharing. It’s reinforced on…
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Building Bethel: Grace
From April 2015 Bethel Bell Tower newsletter For there is no distinction, since all have sinned and fall short of the glory of God; they are now justified by his grace as a gift, through the redemption that is in Christ Jesus, whom God put forward as a sacrifice of atonement by his blood, effective through faith. He…
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Building Bethel: Praying
From March 2015 Bethel Bell Tower newsletter 5 “And whenever you pray, do not be like the hypocrites; for they love to stand and pray in the synagogues and at the street corners, so that they may be seen by others. Truly I tell you, they have received their reward. 6 But whenever you pray, go into your room and shut…
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What is a Lutheran supposed to do during Lent?
Some people just don’t know what to do with Lutherans. Some call us “Catholic lite” because we have some of the same practices as Roman Catholics, but some differences as well. Some people become Lutheran because we’re not quite Catholic and we’re not quite something else (Baptist, Methodist, Presbyterian, etc). This seeming lack of definition leads…
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Building Bethel: Noticing
From February 2015 Bethel Bell Tower newsletter 29 He said, “Come.” So Peter got out of the boat, started walking on the water, and came toward Jesus. 30 But when he noticed the strong wind, he became frightened, and beginning to sink, he cried out, “Lord, save me!” 31 Jesus immediately reached out his hand and caught him, saying to him, “You of…
Epicurious Lutheran 