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Messages and Media
Introduction Within the text of Bridging Physics and Communications: Experimental Detection and Analysis of Web Site Users’ Paths in an Environment of Free Choice, the thesis I wrote in 2000 for my master of arts degree in journalism, I embedded seven essays that each stand alone, yet work together to present the thoughts underlying the…
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God’s Free Invitation
Introduction In 1990, while serving as the pastor of First Lutheran Church, Potter, Neb., and Grace Lutheran Church, Gurley, Neb., I prepared a series of six daily devotions, calling the collection “All Good Gifts: Devotions for the Harvest.” This is the third in the collection. Reading: Isaiah 55:1-5 “Ho, everyone who thirsts, come to the…
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“Life, Liberty, and the Pursuit of Happiness”
Introduction One of my responsibilities as Director of Communications for Martin Luther Home Society, an ELCA-affiliated social service agency providing services to people with developmental disabilities, was to serve as editor of the quarterly magazine, The News. This editorial, written on Dec. 22, 2001, in the aftermath of 9/11, appeared in the first issue of…
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Metaphors and Meanings
Introduction Within the text of Bridging Physics and Communications: Experimental Detection and Analysis of Web Site Users’ Paths in an Environment of Free Choice, the thesis I wrote in 2000 for my master of arts degree in journalism, I embedded seven essays that each stand alone, yet work together to present the thoughts underlying the…
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God’s Gracious Word
Introduction In 1990, while serving as the pastor of First Lutheran Church, Potter, Neb., and Grace Lutheran Church, Gurley, Neb., I prepared a series of six daily devotions, calling the collection “All Good Gifts: Devotions for the Harvest.” This is the second in the collection. Reading: 1 Kings 17:8-16 “The jar of meal was not…
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God’s Good Creation
Introduction In 1990, while serving as the pastor of First Lutheran Church, Potter, Neb., and Grace Lutheran Church, Gurley, Neb., I prepared a series of six daily devotions, calling the collection “All Good Gifts: Devotions for the Harvest.” This is the first in the collection. Reading: Genesis 1:26-31 “God said, ‘See, I have given you…