Great Faith

Faith & Fellowship Magazine
Written By Tim Mathiesen

July/August 2023

Great Faith

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Is It Faith, or Not?
Faith and Fellowship Magazine, Great Faith, 2023-04
Is It Faith, or Not?
Faith and Fellowship Magazine, Great Faith, 2023-04

I’ve been wrestling with Jacob’s wrestling with God, in chapter 32 of Genesis. Is that an act of faith, or is it the antithesis of faith?

Faith and Fellowship Magazine, Great Faith, 2023-04
Wrestling with God
Faith and Fellowship Magazine, Great Faith, 2023-04
Wrestling with God
Faith and Fellowship Magazine, Great Faith, 2023-04

What do we mean by “wrestling with God”?  This is the situation when a person becomes contentious with God, desperate for help, yet unsure of actually getting it.

Faith and Fellowship Magazine, Great Faith, 2023-04
Great Faith
Faith and Fellowship Magazine, Great Faith, 2023-04
Great Faith
Faith and Fellowship Magazine, Great Faith, 2023-04

God had placed a desire within my heart to know him. At that time, I had no idea where that desire would lead me.

Faith and Fellowship Magazine, Great Faith, 2023-04
Seasons in Life
Faith and Fellowship Magazine, Great Faith, 2023-04
Seasons in Life
Faith and Fellowship Magazine, Great Faith, 2023-04

We walk through different seasons, both literal seasons (Winter, Spring, Summer, Fall) and seasons that encompass a specific period in our lives. These seasons can change with a new job, the birth of a child, or even as we age.

Faith and Fellowship Magazine, Great Faith, 2023-04
Sharing God’s Blessing
Faith and Fellowship Magazine, Stewardship, Great Faith, 2023-04
Sharing God’s Blessing
Faith and Fellowship Magazine, Stewardship, Great Faith, 2023-04

We are so thankful to Jesus first, and then to all of these faithful people for helping us grow in our faith relationship to Christ, and in serving him. Over the years, God has blessed us in so many ways at Pilgrim Lutheran Brethren Church, and we are excited to serve him in support of our congregation and outreach to our community.

Faith and Fellowship Magazine, Stewardship, Great Faith, 2023-04
On the Wings of Prayer
Faith and Fellowship Magazine, Women's Ministries, Great Faith, 2023-04
On the Wings of Prayer
Faith and Fellowship Magazine, Women's Ministries, Great Faith, 2023-04

It’s Wednesday morning. Glancing at the spiral bound planner before me, the word “PRAY” is penciled in for today. As 10:30 nears, I lift the magnet holding a piece of paper upon the fridge, grab the iPad and head on over to the kitchen table.

Faith and Fellowship Magazine, Women's Ministries, Great Faith, 2023-04
Tysdal to Serve as New LBS President
Faith and Fellowship Magazine, Lutheran Brethren Seminary, Great Faith, 2023-04
Tysdal to Serve as New LBS President
Faith and Fellowship Magazine, Lutheran Brethren Seminary, Great Faith, 2023-04

In May 2023, the Board of Lutheran Brethren Seminary (LBS) concluded its search for a new seminary president. As Chairman of the Board of LBS, I am very pleased to announce that Rev. Troy Tysdal will be the next LBS president, effective August 1, 2023.

Faith and Fellowship Magazine, Lutheran Brethren Seminary, Great Faith, 2023-04
Pangman Called as New Director of NAM
Faith and Fellowship Magazine, North American Mission, Great Faith, 2023-04
Pangman Called as New Director of NAM
Faith and Fellowship Magazine, North American Mission, Great Faith, 2023-04

On March 31, 2023, the Church of the Lutheran Brethren’s Council of Directors voted to approve President Paul Larson’s recommendation to call Rev. Brandon Pangman as the next Director of North American Mission. Rev. Pangman will begin his call on September 18, 2023.

Faith and Fellowship Magazine, North American Mission, Great Faith, 2023-04
Szobody and Bourque Engaged…and Called to Chad
Faith and Fellowship Magazine, International Mission, Chad, 2023-04, Great Faith
Szobody and Bourque Engaged…and Called to Chad
Faith and Fellowship Magazine, International Mission, Chad, 2023-04, Great Faith

In the past five months, we’ve both finished another semester of theological studies, both made long journeys to other countries to search out the future, both received and responded to a call to serve with Lutheran Brethren International Mission in Chad… and, oh yeah, we also got engaged!

Faith and Fellowship Magazine, International Mission, Chad, 2023-04, Great Faith
Viksness Called to Rooted
Faith and Fellowship Magazine, Great Faith, Youth and Young Adults, 2023-04, Rooted Gap Year
Viksness Called to Rooted
Faith and Fellowship Magazine, Great Faith, Youth and Young Adults, 2023-04, Rooted Gap Year

We are really excited about the Rooted gap-year ministry, a partnership between Tuscarora Inn & Conference Center and the CLB that will be established at Tuscarora’s Pines Campus, Mount Bethel, PA.

Faith and Fellowship Magazine, Great Faith, Youth and Young Adults, 2023-04, Rooted Gap Year
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