by Emily Wilson | Apr 21, 2015 | Core Values, Official Blog
High standards My daughter has been prodding me to learn to draw and paint, and she’s invested time to coach me. Am I improving? It’s not just my hobbies where I practice and improve. When people learn about what I do, it isn’t that unusual for them to ask, “What do...
by Emily Wilson | Mar 31, 2015 | Core Values, Official Blog
The monkey and the fish In his book, Cross Cultural Connections, Duane Elmer tells a fable about a monkey and a fish. From his perch in a tree, the monkey sees the fish struggling against the current in a rapidly rushing river below him. He decides that he...
by Emily Wilson | Sep 17, 2014 | Acts, Literacy, Missionary Stories, Official Blog
It was an inspiring day at the LBT Service Center in Aurora, Illinois, as Rev. Tim and Lisa Beckendorf shared with the staff about how the Khwe people of Botswana are encountering God through his Word. Of more than 29 languages in Botswana, Tim says, citing...
by Emily Wilson | Aug 21, 2014 | Official Blog, Uncategorized
There is no such thing as a “Lutheran Bible.” There is a German Bible (called the Luther Bible) translated by Martin Luther and printed in 1534. And there are Bibles with study notes written from a Lutheran perspective. But there is no official Lutheran Bible or...
by Emily Wilson | Aug 6, 2014 | Official Blog, Uncategorized
Participants in LBT’s annual workshop – In Depth Investigation of Mission (I.D.I.O.M.) – began arriving this morning at the LBT Service Center in Aurora, Illinois. I.D.I.O.M. is a three-day workshop designed to help mission minded individuals learn more...
