When God made His promise to Abraham, since there was no one greater for Him to swear by, He swore by Himself, saying, “I will surely bless you and give you many descendants.” And so after waiting patiently, Abraham received what was promised. – Hebrews 6:13-15 Abraham was promised by God to be the father […]

“The law was added so that the trespass might increase. But where sin increased, grace increased all the more, so that, just as sin reigned in death, so also grace might reign through righteousness to bring eternal life through Jesus Christ our Lord.” – Romans 5:20-21 As we age, we find ourselves longing to return […]

Scripture “But the fruit of the Spirit is love, joy, peace, patience, kindness, goodness, faithfulness, gentleness, self-control; against such things there is no law.” — Galatians 5:22–23 (ESV) Reflection The Apostle Paul reminds us that life in Christ produces fruit—not by our effort or achievement, but by the Holy Spirit’s work within us. For teachers […]

Thus says the Lord: “Cursed is the man who trusts in man and makes flesh his strength, whose heart turns away from the Lord. He is like a shrub in the desert and shall not see any good come. He shall dwell in the parched places of the wilderness, in an uninhabited salt land. “Blessed is the man who trusts […]

Episode 67: featuring Stacy McGhee Stacy McGhee, President and CEO of LSEM, joins the podcast and talks about how the group of educators, support staff, parents, pastors and administrators should join together in celebrating the students in our classrooms and resource rooms so that they feel supported, loved and safe in a positive way. By [...]

Early in the morning they left for the Desert of Tekoa. As they set out, Jehoshaphat stood and said, “Listen to me, Judah and people of Jerusalem! Have faith in the LORD your God and you will be upheld; have faith in his prophets and you will be successful.” – 2 Chronicles 20:20 Good morning.  One […]

Episode 66: featuring Mindy English Mindy English, Lutheran Special Education Ministries' new Director of Programs and Services, joins the podcast to talk about her new role and her background in special education. A Lutheran educator for over 30 years, Mindy spent a great majority of them as a resource room teacher at LSEM. LSEM is [...]

So, the LORD gave to Israel all the land of which He had sworn to give to their fathers, and they took possession of it and dwelt in it. The LORD gave them rest all around, according to all that He had sworn to their fathers. And not a man of all their enemies stood […]

Episode 65: featuring Richard Schumacher Richard Schumacher, Senior Director of Operations at Lutheran Special Education Ministries, kicks off the 8th season of the Lutheran Education Podcast. In the season opener, he talks about school communications and how it's changed over the years from printed newsletters to today's preferred electronic methods like emails and apps. Rich [...]

Who shall separate us from the love of Christ? Shall trouble or hardship or persecution or famine or nakedness or danger or sword? As it is written: “For your sake we face death all day long; we are considered as sheep to be slaughtered. “No, in all these things we are more than conquerors through […]