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Prepared for the Parsonage

by: barbara.rickaby@wls.edu Nov 7, 2022News0

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I'm not a pastor’s kid. I graduated from a non-WELS high school. I’m not from the Midwest, and I’m an introvert. So, as I consider my recent transition to the parish life, I’m asking myself, ...

Psalm 130

by: barbara.rickaby@wls.edu Nov 7, 2022Grow in Grace News0

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The fall season in Wisconsin was beautiful this year, but fall also reminds us that life in this world is limited. “How long, O Lord?” The last Sunday of the church year we hear Jesus ...

Forming Pastors in Other Cultures

by: barbara.rickaby@wls.edu Oct 31, 2022News0

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By the grace of God, the Lord is still using me to proclaim his praise at the age of 75 years. Like the apostle Paul, who said, “what I received, I passed on,” I have ...

Shaped by Brotherhood

by: barbara.rickaby@wls.edu Oct 31, 2022News0

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"Brothers!" I vividly remember hearing that word over and over again on our class trips to the seminary during my college years. Everywhere we went on campus, the seminarians would call us “brothers.” At first ...

Formed by the Vicar Year

by: barbara.rickaby@wls.edu Oct 27, 2022News0

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What does a pastor look like? What form does he take? The answer varies. It depends on the man’s gifts. It depends on his upbringing, on the place in which he serves, and on the ...