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For nearly a decade, I’ve had the privilege of teaching research skills to upper elementary students. It is ...

Apr 8, 2025

I attended a memorial service at church over the weekend. A well-loved, well-known member of our congregation had ...

My father-in-law, a retired LCMS pastor, passed away a little over two years ago. When he died, my ...

The National Day of Prayer this year falls on Thursday, May 1. When I searched for information about ...

As teachers, we’ve all wrestled with questions about homework. How much should we assign? What types of assignments ...

In the modern world, soft skills are often associated with career success and personal development. An accepted definition ...

In the past five decades of ministry in Lutheran education, I have learned how much God uses people ...

Several years ago, a kindergartener was eating his snack in my room. The snack was bunny cheese crackers, ...

You may think Valentine's Day is over, but it's not! Tina Turner once famously sang, “What’s Love Got ...