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がんばて

Beth Zambo — Thu, 24 May 2012 07:51:29 -0400

Sarah Sherod in Kessenuma, Japan – May 24, 2012 がんばて (Ganbate) is one of the many Japanese words that is hard to translate into English. It means something along the lines of “Give it your all!, Keep it up!, Hang in there!, Good luck!” Iʼve seen the phrase posted on buildings, taxis and other places in [...]

Got a bite.

Beth Zambo — Thu, 24 May 2012 07:39:19 -0400

Anna Sherod in Kessenuma – May 22, 2012 Sometimes, you go fishing, and it’s just nice to be in nature but there’s not a lot of excitement. The fish aren’t biting, so you chalk it up to a relaxing or frustrating experience (depending on your mood) and just move on. TODAY IS NOT ONE OF THOSE DAYS. So [...]

237 – Copyright and Stuff

welstechpodcast@wels.net (WELS) — Wed, 23 May 2012 06:00:22 -0400

This week on WELSTech Martin and Sallie tread the murky copyright waters. Listen now or download Episode 237 (55:39) The discussion: Copyright – Martin and Sallie share informational resources related to copyright of worship services, especially in the area of video streaming and archiving/podcasting. Christian Copyright Solutions Fact Sheets Copyright 101 Church Blanket License Copyright [...]

Serving Wounded Warriors

missions — Tue, 22 May 2012 09:00:42 -0400

Paul Horn serves as a pastor at Faith Lutheran Church in Radcliff, Kentucky. Horn writes about how his congregation helps to serve soldiers returning from conflict. Mike is thirty-something, already balding, and relies on the use of a cane to walk. There is a noticeable limp in his gait. He wears a United States Army uniform, [...]

Bloom

Beth Zambo — Mon, 21 May 2012 22:23:15 -0400

Anna Sherod in Kessenuma – May 20, 2012 Today I went to the Kessenuma chapter of Toastmasters, and then we all went on a hike together to a nearby mountain. We talked about “the god of this mountain” vs. “The God of all the mountains.” Then a fellow hiker who has asked questions about Christianity before mentioned some [...]

Spanish Website in the Works

rhartman — Mon, 21 May 2012 14:38:07 -0400

In early May, Multi-Language Publications invited various people from WELS to participate in a meeting held in El Paso, TX. Individuals involved in technology, Spanish outreach, and publishing ministries came to it. The goal of the meeting was to start developing a WELS Spanish website. During the meeting, the participants decided to take a current [...]

Content

Beth Zambo — Mon, 21 May 2012 12:05:12 -0400

Ruth Kim in Kesennuma - Friday, May 18, 2012 “All is well with the world.” I can’t quite describe what it is, but there have been certain times during my stay here that I’ve felt this. All the more so after Anna got here. What I feel isn’t that all my problems are solved or that my future [...]

My Time at True North

missions — Fri, 18 May 2012 07:00:33 -0400

Mark Zondag is a student at the University of Minnesota. He participates in True North Ministries – a WELS Campus Ministry in the Twin Cities area. I look around my almost vacant room and realize I am almost completely done with my college career. My furniture, clothes, and kitchen supplies are slowly moving out. All I [...]

The Lord is close to the brokenhearted

Beth Zambo — Thu, 17 May 2012 12:11:13 -0400

Anna Sherod in Kessenuma – May 16, 2012 While some reading this blog might watch the WELS connection every month and others don’t know what “the WELS” is…everybody can check out this video about the work being done here at the center: http://www.wels.net/streams/video/content/may-2012-asian-publications-japan My favorite part was at 2:08, where Osawa Sensei talks about the Bible. She [...]

Translator Selection Workshop

missions — Wed, 16 May 2012 09:00:52 -0400

Chris and Janine Pluger are volunteers with Lutheran Bible Translators with WELS’ mission in Zambia. They are helping to translate the Bible into the Nsenga language. Beginning on Monday, May 28th, nearly twenty mother-tongue speakers of the Nsenga language will gather at Chimwemwe Lodge in Petauke, Eastern Province, Zambia, for the Nsenga [...]

236 – Tech Forum Recap

welstechpodcast@wels.net (WELS) — Wed, 16 May 2012 06:00:52 -0400

This week WELSTech listeners will experience a virtual field trip to a recent education technology event which Martin attended. Listen now or download Episode 236 (1:00:03) The discussion: Along for the ride – Martin recently attended the Tech Forum Chicago event sponsored by Tech & Learning Magazine, and shares some insights from the day. Tech [...]

Tech Forum Roundtable: The Death of Textbooks?

Martin Spriggs — Mon, 14 May 2012 22:17:38 -0400

This is the third part of a three part series based on a day I spent in Lincolnshire, IL at a Tech Forum sponsored by Tech & Learning Magazine. My first post of the series reviewed the excellent keynote address by Dean Shareski. The second post outlined my thoughts on a session focused on the [...]

Learning More Than Just English

missions — Sun, 13 May 2012 10:00:39 -0400

Kristy Goodman serves as ESL Director at Sure Foundation Lutheran Church in Woodside, New York. One of my favorite parts of teaching has always been getting to know my students. This has been especially true of my new position as the ESL teacher at Sure Foundation Lutheran Church in New York City. The students who come [...]

Teaching Biblical Hebrew to Emerging Churches in Asia

missions — Thu, 10 May 2012 07:00:45 -0400

Dr. John Lawrenz serves as professor at Asia Lutheran Seminary in Hong Kong. He writes here about training workers around the world in biblical Hebrew. Recently Missionary John Lawrenz and his wife Phoebe spent two weeks in Nepal, a south Asian country that lies in the shadow of Mt. Everest. In fact they spent April 13—New [...]

Tech Forum Flipped Classroom Session

Martin Spriggs — Wed, 09 May 2012 17:42:02 -0400

This is the second part of a three part series based on a day I spent in Lincolnshire, IL at a Tech Forum sponsored by Tech & Learning Magazine. My first post of the series reviewed the excellent keynote address by Dean Shareski. This post outlines my thoughts on a session focused on the “flipped [...]

El Mensajero Luterano Marzo/Abril 2012

admin — Wed, 09 May 2012 12:16:32 -0400

Las temporadas de la cuaresma y la Pasuca enfocan al cristiano en lavida, muerte y resurrección de Jesús, el único Hijo de Dios, quien es elSalvador del mundo. Esta verdad es necesaria, sencillamente porque sinÉl, usted, yo y el mundo no tendríamos la salvación de nuestrospecados. Esta salvación es necesaria porque nacimos en pecado, cometemospecado diariamente [...]

235 – Today’s Letter is W

welstechpodcast@wels.net (WELS) — Wed, 09 May 2012 06:00:52 -0400

It is e-book discussion week on the WELSTech Podcast as we look at social media strategy for churches and schools. Listen now or download Episode 235 (43:05) The discussion: E-book conclusion – Martin and Sallie return to their discussion of the Radian6 e-book How to Transform Your Small Business With Social Media, digging into chapters 5 [...]

Tech Forum Keynote Recap

Martin Spriggs — Tue, 08 May 2012 22:59:55 -0400

Last Friday I was able to attend a Tech Forum in Lincolnshire, IL sponsored by Tech & Learning Magazine. Over the next three blog posts I want to share some of the takeaways from that conference. I think they will be mostly valuable to educators, but all readers may find something useful here. I certainly [...]

Unexpected Gifts

missions — Mon, 07 May 2012 04:00:59 -0400

Eleanor Koester is a member at Peace Lutheran Church in Granger, Indiana. Eleanor had an interest in Haitian missions and, together with the Peace Ladies Sewing Circle, put it into action. I became interested in the Haiti mission work through WELS Connection and an article in Forward in Christ. About the same time, I obtained a [...]

Reflections on Central Africa

missions — Sat, 05 May 2012 21:20:20 -0400

Pastor Dan Koelpin serves as administrator for WELS World Missions. Koelpin reflects on a recent field visit to Africa. Just before leaving for a central African visit on Easter Sunday, I received word from a missionary that the 78 year old President of Malawi, Binguwa Mutharika, was hospitalized and very ill. Rumors were abounding that he [...]

MLP – Tokyo Office

missions — Fri, 04 May 2012 07:00:54 -0400

Missionary Brad Wordell serves as a missionary to Japan and as the In a small country there was a man who started out from the village field at the foot of the mountain and traveled on a high bridge up to a mountain field. From the middle of the field, he could see a flat marsh, [...]

234 – Smile

welstechpodcast@wels.net (WELS) — Wed, 02 May 2012 06:00:00 -0400

This week on the WELSTech Podcast we countdown the 7 best photo organizing and editing tools. Listen now or download Episode 234 (50:23) The discussion: Take my picture! – The 7 Best series is back and this month Martin and Sallie share their top picks for working with photos. Photo Organizing and Editing Tools Aviary -Phoenix [...]

Second Ladies’ Convention in Mexico

missions — Tue, 01 May 2012 05:00:35 -0400

Missionary Mike and Rachel Hartman serve in Leon, Mexico. In this article Rachel writes about the second convention of the Sociedad Nacional de Damas Luteranas de Mexico – National Society of Lutheran Women in Mexico. The first women’s convention in Mexico was held in the summer of 2010. At that initial gathering, the women in attendance [...]

233 – Digital Storytelling

welstechpodcast@wels.net (WELS) — Wed, 25 Apr 2012 06:00:56 -0400

This week on the WELSTech Podcast we define Digital Storytelling in education and share tools and examples of this creative expression format. Listen now or download Episode 233 (51:27) The discussion: Tell me a story – Gail Potratz, WELSTech’s semi-regular classroom technology correspondent from Emanuel in New London, WI, joins Martin and Sallie and the discussion [...]

232 – WELSTech Hangout

welstechpodcast@wels.net (WELS) — Wed, 18 Apr 2012 06:00:02 -0400

Experience something different this week on the WELSTech Podcast, our first ever live show using Google Hangouts. Listen now or download Episode 232 (1:07:09) The discussion: Kicking the tires – As promised, this week’s podcast was kicked off in a Google Hangout, and we have video of the experience to share. Martin and Sallie were [...]

231 – You Say Potato, I Say…

welstechpodcast@wels.net (WELS) — Wed, 11 Apr 2012 06:00:36 -0400

It is e-book discussion week on the WELSTech Podcast as we look at social media strategy for churches and schools. Listen now or download Episode 231 (54:28) The discussion: A brand new e-book – For this month’s book discussion week Martin and Sallie turn to the pages of the Radian6 e-book How to Transform Your [...]

The New iPad

Martin Spriggs — Thu, 05 Apr 2012 23:22:31 -0400

OK. The new iPad (3rd Generation) has been in the house for about three weeks now, so I feel I can give a fair review after seeing the good, bad and everything in between. So here goes. First of all I’m not going to rate its fitness for ministry type tasks just yet. I need a [...]

230 – 7 Best E-mail Tools and Tips

welstechpodcast@wels.net (WELS) — Wed, 04 Apr 2012 06:00:43 -0400

This week on the WELSTech Podcast we countdown the 7 best e-mail productivity tools and tips. Listen now or download Episode 230 (56:49) The discussion: Taming the Inbox – Martin and Sallie share productivity tips and tools to manage the avalanche of e-mail we all have to deal with. E-mail Productivity Tools and Tips FollowUpThen – E-mail [...]

Why Blog?

Martin Spriggs — Wed, 28 Mar 2012 09:08:00 -0400

Those of you that have followed my blog over the years know one thing for certain…I’m an inconsistent blogger. I’m “streaky.” I will blog consistently for a few weeks or even months, but then go dark for a time — like I have been the past two months. I could say life just got busy [...]

229 – Tech for Tikes

welstechpodcast@wels.net (WELS) — Wed, 28 Mar 2012 06:00:42 -0400

It’s education week on the WELSTech Podcast as Jason Schmidt joins Martin and Sallie to talk about technology for early learners. Listen now or download Episode 229 (1:02:56) The discussion: Tech in early childhood – Martin and Sallie are joined by Jason Schmidt (jasonschmidt123 on Twitter) from Bennington Public Schools, our semi-regular technology correspondent, and today’s discussion [...]

228 – Presentation Tech

welstechpodcast@wels.net (WELS) — Wed, 21 Mar 2012 06:00:20 -0400

This week on the WELSTech Podcast the topic is all things related to great presentations and worship projection. Listen now or download Episode 228 (57:57) The discussion: Presentations done right – Martin and Sallie talk about the many considerations for well done presentations in worship and education settings. Projectors AVI Systems InfoCor Professional help with [...]

Enero/Febrero 2012

admin — Fri, 09 Mar 2012 15:28:16 -0500

del director Los textos bíblicos utilizados en las lecturas de los cultos durante la temporada de la Epifanía se enfocan en como nuestro SeñorJesucristo es el Hijo de Dios. Por sus milagros (sanaciones,resucitaciones, convierte agua en vino, profetiza, etc.) el pueblo reconoceque este señor de Nazaret no es un hombre típico. Más aun, reconocen que habla [...]

iPads vs. Chromebooks in Elementary School Classrooms

Martin Spriggs — Sun, 22 Jan 2012 21:17:53 -0500

This past week Apple introduced electronic textbooks through their iBook store and available in the iTunes University (iTunes U). iTunes U had previously been available only to higher education institutions. It is now available for K-12.. Also a part of the announcement was the introduction of a new iBook / Textbook authoring tool called iBook [...]

El Mensajero Luterano Noviembre/Diciembre 2011

admin — Tue, 17 Jan 2012 13:05:59 -0500

del director Las fiestas, las luces, los adornos, lospreparativos, las comidas, losregalos, la familia, el árbol, to do estotiene que ver con la Navidad. Ocasión decelebración a razón del aniversario de unnacimien to. Desafortunadamento, lacelebración de ese aniversario muchas vecesse pierde entre todas las cosas terrenales que ahora captan nuestras ojos. Por eso, con esta edición de [...]

Nice job Focus On The Family!

Martin Spriggs — Sat, 14 Jan 2012 21:54:39 -0500

Was just relaxing on the couch basking in the glow of the San Francisco 49ers’ win over New Orleans (I’m a longtime Niner fan), and flipped on the Denver Broncos vs. the New England Patriots. I’m rooting for Denver not so much because I like the Broncos, but have been following the career of Tim [...]

Extending Your Brain…Even More

Martin Spriggs — Fri, 13 Jan 2012 08:52:15 -0500

Yesterday I wrote about one of my favorite tools for getting stuff out of my head and into a trusted system to which I could turn when I need to remember or find something from the recent or distant past — Evernote. Today comes the other half of the technological brain extender I use almost [...]

Extending Your Brain

Martin Spriggs — Thu, 12 Jan 2012 10:23:18 -0500

“Oh for the simpler times and the simpler ways.” Have you ever said that? I know that if I haven’t said it, I’ve thought it. I know in the past I’ve heard my parents and grandparents say it. It really is a complex thought. What is it about the past that makes us think things [...]

Chromebooks For The Classroom (Hardware)

Martin Spriggs — Tue, 15 Nov 2011 22:39:53 -0500

This is the 7th installment of my series on Chromebooks For The Classroom. So far I have covered almost everything but the actually computer hardware that the Chrome Operating System runs on. There are really only two choices right now, one from Asus and the other made by Samsung. The one reviewed here is the [...]

El Mensajero – Sep/Oct 2011

admin — Wed, 09 Nov 2011 13:34:25 -0500

Edén, la humanidad ha tratado de encontrar una manera de reconciliarse con Dios como antes lo estaba.

El Mensajero – Mayo/Junio

admin — Fri, 24 Jun 2011 11:07:15 -0400

d e l d i r e c t o r Así que la fe es por el oír, y el oír, por la palabra de Dios. Romanos 10:17 Reina-Valera 1995 (RVR1995) Es, pues, la fe la certeza de lo que se espera, la convicción de lo que no se ve. Hebreos 11:1 Reina-Valera 1995 (RVR1995) Vivimos en un mundo que requiere [...]

Archivo de El Mensajaro Luterano

admin — Tue, 28 Dec 2010 08:25:44 -0500

Archivo de El Mensajero

De El Mensajero

admin — Thu, 24 Jun 2010 11:20:45 -0400

Pedido Por Correo Recibir el boletín El Mensajaro por correo. Pedido hoy! Estimado Lector: El Mensajero Luterano es publicado para las misiones e iglesias afiliadas al Sínodo Evangélico Luterano de Wisconsin. Esperamos que esta publicación ayude al lector a fortalecer su fe en el Salvador y a crecer en el conocimiento de la verdad tal como se [...]

DOMINGO DE RAMOS

admin — Sat, 04 Apr 2009 22:23:15 -0400

La Santísima Trinidad Iglesia Evangélica Luterana Confesional en Internet Domingo, Abril 05, 2009 Domingo de Ramos Tema del día: El Rey viene. En la Semana Santa vemos a Cristo en los últimos pasos de su jornada hacia la cruz. Nos acordamos de su humillación ante los tribunales humanos, de los azotes que aguantó sin hablar, y de su [...]

EMMANUEL MES DE MARZO

admin — Mon, 09 Mar 2009 21:11:59 -0400

Emmanuel mes de Marzo

EMMANUEL MES DE FEBRERO

admin — Sat, 14 Feb 2009 16:21:03 -0500

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