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Dear Reflections readers,
O Come, O Come, Immanuel
Higher Things announces the 2012-13 Advent and Christmas Reflections. These daily devotions take us through the season of Advent as we wait in eager expectation of the coming of Christ and the celebration of His birth at Christmas and for the days following the festival of His nativity.
Reflections can be downloaded in the following formats:
Printable Booklet (PDF)
“In Line” PDF
Nook and other readers (ePub format)
Kindle (Please note that depending on your device, you may have to manually sync the file to your Kindle)
Thanks for your support of Higher Things!
In Christ,
Pastor Mark Buetow
buetowmt@higherthings.org
HT Media Services
http://higherthings.org/vbs
“Here I Stand” – February 15-17, 2013
What do I say to my friends who ask me questions like: How do we know there is a God? How do we know the Bible is reliable? How do we know that Jesus is the only Way of salvation? How do we know anything? Do science and faith conflict with each other. Can science disprove God? What about suffering and evil? We’ll be talking about all these questions and a whole lot more. Bring your own questions too. You’ll be glad you asked.
Rev. William Cwirla is our main teacher for the retreat and has the answers! He is the Senior Pastor at Holy Trinity Lutheran Church in Hacienda Heights, California and is the President of Higher Things, Inc.
When: February 15-17, 2013
Cost: $50 per person: through 12/31/12
$60 per person: 1/1/12 – 1/31/13
$70 per person: after 1/31/13
Where: Trinity Lutheran Church / Sheboygan, WI / Church Office: (920) 458-8246 /Rev. John Berg: berg@trinitysheboygan.org
RSVP: via online registration at www.higherthings.org/retreats/registrations
or
Sandra Ostapowich at retreats@higherthings.org – Higher Things Retreat Coordinator
Download the information packet here!
Registration opens November 15th.
Dear Reflections readers,
Higher Things is pleased to announce the next set of Reflections, carrying us to the End of the Church Year, November 4 through December 1. Pointing us to Christ in these gray and latter days, these Reflections deliver Jesus and comfort us with the reminder of our Savior’s work through Word and Sacrament to prepare us in faith for His glorious return.
You can download the Daily Reflections in the following formats:
Printable Booklet (PDF)
“In Line” PDF
Nook and other readers (ePub format)
Kindle (Please note that depending on your device, you may have to manually sync the file to your Kindle)
Thanks for your support of Higher Things!
In Christ,
Pastor Mark Buetow
buetowmt@higherthings.org
HT Media Services
November 9-10, 2012
Hosted by:
Zion Lutheran Church
4206 West Elm Street
McHenry, Illinois
Did you ever wonder who the anti-Christ is? What if I told you that there really isn’t a single anti-Christ, but that the devil has filled the world with countless anti-Jesuses? What if I promised I could teach you the seven sure-fire ways to spot this counterfeit savior in a sermon, a bible study or a crowd? What if I said I could show you that these seven classic fake saviors are all just spices trying to flavor the same old boring dish of “Lie”? What if I painted a picture of a Cowardly Warrior,an Educated Harlot, a Tyrant Scientist, a Party-Girl Churchlady, a Prince of Salesmen, and a Grandma turned werewolf strapped onto an operating table and shoved full of fool’s silver? If you put it all together, you’d have all the ways the Devil tries to make your faith in Christianity Broken rolled into one weekend event, not to mention a glimpse of the antidote to it all. (Here’s a hint: it’s the real Jesus!)
Rev. Jonathan Fisk, Associate Pastor at Bethany Lutheran Church in Naperville, IL will be leading the retreat through his soon-to-be-released-book from Concordia Publishing House, Broken: 7 “Christian” Rules that Every Christian Ought to Break as Often as Possible.
$50 per person covers all includes Friday night snacks, Saturday breakfast, lunch and snacks, all presentations and activities, and overnight lodging at Zion Lutheran Church. Download registration forms at www.higherthings.org/retreats or contact Pastor George Borghardt at revborghardt@gmail.com or (815) 385-0859 to email you a registration packet.
Register and pay online at www.higherthings.org/retreats or fill out the forms and snail mail them to Trinity Lutheran Church. Groups and individuals should RSVP by Friday, November 2. Higher Things is a Recognized Service Organization of the LCMS. Its mission is to help parents, pastors, and congregations promote a Lutheran identity among youth. Higher Things accomplishes this through conferences, retreats, and various print and online media. For more information about Higher Things, please visit www.higherthings.org or contact Sandra Ostapowich, Conference and Retreat Coordinator.
Retreat Contacts:
Rev. George Borghardt
Zion Lutheran Church
(815) 385-0859
revborghardt@gmail.com
Sandra Ostapowich
Conference & Retreat Coordinator
Higher Things, Inc.
ostapowich@higherthings.org
815-322-6332
Higher Things presents the next installment of our Daily Reflections. This set contains reflections for the 17th through the 21st Sundays after Trinity, from September 30 through November 3, 2012. As always, the Reflections are available in a variety of formats. Click below to download the file you need.
Printable Booklet Format (PDF): click here.
Sequential PDF: click here.
For eReader versions (suitable for Nook or iBooks on the iPhone, iPod touch or iPad), click here.
Kindle: click here.
In Christ,
Rev. Mark Buetow
Higher Things, Media Executive
buetowmt@higherthings.org
Check out fromabove2013.org to access everything needed to register a group for one of next summer’s Higher Things conferences. Go ahead and distribute the registration forms to your youth, so you’ll be able to quickly register online once conference registration opens on November 1st!
The conference dates and locations are as follows:
University of Scranton in Scranton, Pennsylvania
June 25-28, 2013
Purdue University in West Lafayette, Indiana
July 9-12, 2013
Pacific Lutheran University in Tacoma, Washington
July 16-19, 2013
At the 2013 Higher Things Conferences, we’ll be rejoicing in who you are in Christ: From Above is where you were born in the waters of Holy Baptism. From Above is how you live before God and before others. You are baptized. You are forgiven.
From Above.
Jesus answered Nicodemus, “…unless one is born from above he cannot see the kingdom of God.” (John 3:3)
You have been born of water. You have been born of the Spirit. You have been born From Above!
You were born of God, born anew, born from above in the Baptismal Font. You are alive now, eternally alive, never to die ever again for you already died in Christ. As surely as He is risen from the dead, you will rise from the dead. In fact, you already have risen from the dead, by faith. Now, you live eternally From Above, in service to others, just as God in Christ has saved you.
At the 2013 Higher Things Conferences, we’ll be rejoicing in who you are in Christ: You are born From Above.
Our conference dates and locations are as follows:
University of Scranton in Scranton, Pennsylvania
June 25-28, 2013
Purdue University in West Lafayette, Indiana
July 9-12, 2013
Pacific Lutheran University in Tacoma, Washington
July 16-19, 2013
Check out our website http://fromabove2013.org for more information.
From Above is where you were born in the waters of Holy Baptism. From Above is how you live before God and before others. You are baptized. You are forgiven.
We look forward to seeing you at the Higher Things From Above Conferences in 2013!
