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Christmas Letter from Pastor Kuschel

From our family to yours, Merry Christmas and Happy New Year!
Jesus is our Immanuel, God is with us! Continue reading

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What’s on your mind?

What’s on your mind? Since, then, you have been raised with Christ, set your hearts on things above, where Christ is seated at the right hand of God. Set your minds on things above, not on earthly things. – Colossians 3:1-2 His eyes were fixed on some spot out … Continue reading

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Embrace the Ordinary

I got to spend a little more time being a dad this week. In this strange time of uncertainty, the Lord blessed me with a greater appreciation for the simple things that life as a dad entails. Ordinary things – … Continue reading

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By His Grace! As a Gift!

By his grace, As a gift! We have now entered that stretch of time between Thanksgiving and Christmas where many people spend time searching for gifts for family and friends.  Maybe you are more of a last-minute shopper or maybe … Continue reading

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Thankful for our God-given Roles

Each morning they were to get up and carry out their duties.  God’s Word tells us that the Levites were in charge of the daily duties of the tabernacle, they were in charge of putting the showbread out on the … Continue reading

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He Loved Us that Much

This is how God showed his love among us: He sent his one and only Son into the world that we might live through him. 10 This is love: not that we loved God, but that he loved us and … Continue reading

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The Importance of the Family Altar

The importance of the family altar BLOG Imagine a 16-year-old WELS member. What are the chances that individual is still WELS when he’s 30? We have studied this multiple times in our church body’s history. My commission, Congregational Counseling, has … Continue reading

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The Light that Never Fails

For God, who said, “Let light shine out of darkness,” made his light shine in our hearts to give us the light of the knowledge of God’s glory displayed in the face of Christ. – 2 Corinthians 4:6.  Finally, the day … Continue reading

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Prepare the Way for the LORD!

What does Advent mean to you?  Watch! Wait! Prepare the Way for the LORD! Candles and decorations brought out of storage, Christmas shopping, Christmas parties, baking, sending out Christmas cards, caroling, all that and more, stuffed into 25 or so … Continue reading

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Be Still and Know that the Lord is God

Rest is a good thing.  It is something that soothes and recharges and heals.  Maybe you were able to enjoy some rest and relaxation this past Labor Day weekend, or maybe it didn’t quite work out that way.  By now … Continue reading

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