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LIFELINES   by Rev. Dr. Gerhard Michael Jr.
      With the hurricane season upon us, I don’t think any one of us questions the need for our houses to be solidly anchored on their foundations. Laws dictate that mobile homes be appropriately strapped to minimize their vulnerability to the ravages of nature. . . . .

BURNING BUSH TALK   by Rev. Bruce Lieske
     “What has been will be again, what has been done will be done again; there is nothing new under the sun.” (Ecclesiastes 1:9). King Solomon, the alleged writer of Ecclesiastes, suggests that we study history because it presents strong clues to the future. This of course is more than Jewish wisdom; it is God’s wisdom. Someone once said, “He who refuses to study the past is condemned to repeat the mistakes of the past.” . . .
LWML NEWS   by Patricia Kubicek
     After careful consideration and much prayer, $21,650 in mission grants for scholarships as well as love gifts and the Kuiper Endowment were awarded to 22 students from the Florida-Georgia District LWML. . . .

HIGHER EDUCATION NETWORK   by Rev. Dr. Wayne Wilke
Over the past years, I have highlighted the stories of some of the church workers in the Florida-Georgia District. These stories illustrate the different ways that God calls workers into His church. David Weidner, Director of Congregational Services for the Florida-Georgia District, has been recognized as the Master Director of Christian Education for 2007 by the Lutheran Education Association. I asked Dave to share the story of how he became a DCE and what the ministry means for him. Here is his story. . . .
MISSION IN ACTION   by Rev. Doug Kallesen
     Using “broadsides,” a special type of Gospel tract involving humor and a “non-professional” look, 14 members of Prince of Peace-Orlando, FL, on July 29 teamed up with 14 participants from the National Youth Gathering to share Christ.The group of 28 was trained in street witnessing for about an hour before they “hit the streets” by Rev. Bruce Lieske, member of Prince of Peace. . . .

COMMUNICATOR'S CORNER   by Edward A. Wright
Duluth, Minnesota ... Your reporter recently returned from the land of 10,000 lakes, including the biggest one, Lake Superior, where the Int’l. LLL celebrated its 90th Annual convention. The theme for 2007-08 is “Let Your Light Shine” (Matthew 5:16) and was certainly most appropriate as the Great Lakes have the most lighthouses in the nation. Approximately 1,000 delegates were registered to hear the messages and programs of LHM. . . .