“You shall love the Lord your God with all your heart, and with all your soul, and with all your strength, and with all your mind; and your neighbor as yourself.” Luke 10:27…
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What causes rural poverty? While population explosion, lack of infrastructure, corruption, natural disaster, political instability, and war are contributing causes of global…
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This time of quarantine can be challenging for relationships. In today’s sermon, Amanda and I presented some tools we have found helpful in our marriage. These tools can be…
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Stereotypes of Poverty Laziness/Unwilling to Work One misconception about why people become poor is because they are laziness and unwilling to work. Scott J. Higgins works as a…
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What is Justice? Civil justice is defined as: “the assignment of merited rewards or punishments; the establishment or determination of rights according to the rules of law or…
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The rich and the poor meet together; the Lord is the maker of them all. Proverbs 22:2 What does rural poverty look like? Food insecurity In our small-town rural context,…
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I was hungry and you gave me food. Matthew 25:35 What is Poverty? The title of my doctorate thesis is Invisible Poverty. The research focuses on small town rural poverty. The…
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As most of you know, I have spent the last four years participating in a doctorate of ministry program through Luther Seminary. My research and thesis has focused on small town…
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Most of you know I am finishing my doctorate of ministry in Congregational Mission and Leadership through Luther Seminary. I have written my thesis titled Invisible Poverty…
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Luke 24:30-32 Road to Emmaus When he was at the table with them, he took bread, blessed and broke it, and gave it to them. Then their eyes were opened, and they recognized him;…
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With no Easter Sunday services being held in any of the Hillsboro church buildings, during this time of being safe and separate due to the Coronavirus threat, this is a driving…
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Does the church have a mission or does God’s mission have a church? We have come to see that mission is not merely an activity of the church or leader but rather is the result…
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Do This in Remembrance of Me This week, we celebrate the Last Supper, or the First Communion, on Maundy Thursday. It is a time when we gather together to remember the sacrifice…
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Romans 5:4 Endurance produces character, and character produces hope, and hope does not disappoint us, because God’s love has been poured into our hearts through the Holy…
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Come to me, all you who are weary and burdened, and I will give you rest. Matthew 11:28 Hey all! I just want to say……Good job! If you got up today and made your bed, got a good…
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And let us consider how to stir up one another to love and good works, not neglecting to meet together, as is the habit of some, but encouraging one another, and all the more as…
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Luke 24:30-32 Road to Emmaus When he was at the table with them, he took bread, blessed and broke it, and gave it to them. Then their eyes were opened, and they recognized him;…
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In an effort to encourage safety and good health, Our Savior’s Lutheran Church in Hillsboro has postponed all church services and activities. These activities include Sunday…
In an effort to encourage safety and good health, Our Savior’s Lutheran Church in Hillsboro has postponed all church services and activities. These activities include Sunday worship services, Lent worship services, Sunday School, all Bible studies, quilti… http://oslchillsboro.com/resources-links/blog/update-church-activities/

John 6:32-35 Bread of Life Then Jesus said to them, “Very truly, I tell you, it was not Moses who gave you the bread from heaven, but it is my Father who gives you the true…
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But now, irrespective of law, the righteousness of God has been disclosed, and is attested by the law and the prophets, the righteousness of God through faith in Jesus Christ for…
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