Month: May 2015
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The Reformation after the Reformation
Rediscovering the roots of Pietism in Scandinavia, God’s Glory, Neighbors Good Everyone keeps asking me, “What is Pietism?” The answer became clear after traveling in Sweden, Norway and Denmark with Dr. Mark Safstrom, lecturer in Swedish and Scandinavian studies at the University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign. We are working on a new documentary titled:…
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LSSI Why Become a Foster Parent?
Through this foster care video, Ron, a Lutheran Social Services of Illinois (LSSI) foster parent, shares his foster parent story. For Ron, foster parenting is a way to give back to the community. Though foster parenting has its challenges, Ron’s two eldest foster children have overcome these challenges, graduated high school, and are now in…