LEAven Blog
Thomas Wrege
Grace in Our Lives: Reflections from a Lutheran Day School Principal
For those who are in the business of teaching and leading within Lutheran circles, the process of being ...
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The Impact and Blessing of our LEA Convocation: A Gathering of Saints
The 2022 Lutheran Education Association Convocation in Milwaukee is now history, but what a time it was! There ...
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Recognition: A Powerful Encouragement in Ministry
The principal looked up from his desk in his office. There was a teacher standing in front of ...
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The Answer Bench: Simple. Innovative. Engaging.
It is a bustling middle school hallway. There sits the principal of this Lutheran community—with a ready smile ...
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Blind Time, and a Quest to Find Peace
Picture it. The light is just beginning to show. Birds start to sing. Movements all around become noticeable ...
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The Mentor and Protégé – a Relationship Builder and Blessing
We all have mentors in our lives, whether we realize it or not. Most of us could name ...
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He Must Become Greater; I Must Become Less
As I left the worship services (we have two), several prominent members of the congregation made a beeline ...
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Duane’s Legacy: Prayer, People, and Peace
The year was 2014. My family and I had just moved from the suburbs of Detroit, Michigan to ...
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I Wear a Tie; Here’s Why
Growing up in North Tonawanda, New York in the ’60s and ’70s – I have such good memories ...
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The Power of a Smile and the Art of Relational Kindness
I sit in my office very early each morning. It is my time to be alone and to ...
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