Category: Kinship
A Crash Course in Defending Your Faith
By Caleb Holt I had the privilege of attending FLY Beyond, the AFLC ...
A Lesson in Sole Care
Dear Pastor Phill Hooper, Please don’t ever ...
Advantage: Bible classes
One Perk of being a seminarian’s wife: enrolling at AFLBS By ...
AFLB/TS
One Last Project This was not what they expected, kneeling down, ...
AFLBS Partners With Composer for New Work
The AFLBS choirs had a unique opportunity this year to, very ...
An Eternal Perspective
My senior year of high school did not go as I expected. Throughout ...
An Old Testament Picture of Trust
By Pastor Phill Hooper In Colossians 1:16–17, ...
Applying Ethics
Seminary class digs into the deep issues of life and service By ...
Asked and Answered
By Ruth Gunderson Julia Aamot has a question. Maybe two. Okay, let ...
Assessment Tool Aids Admissions Team
The FLBC admissions department has been working diligently to roll ...
Bring the Funk
Jeremy Nikunen is in a band. They’re pretty funky, actually. Young ...
Building Friendships With A Gospel Focus
It is hard to imagine Miah Johnson ever feeling lonely. The bubbly ...
Bump, Set, Spike!
Back in my day, softball was the sport of choice for tournaments on ...
Chivalry is Not Dead
The trek from the women’s dorm, across the quad, around the back ...
Coordinating Alumni
I admit, the first time I heard the title Alumni Relations ...
Core Questions
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Decision Makers – Carley Washburn
My journey to AFLBS has been nothing short of exciting, but also ...
Decision Makers – Miao Zhao
In September 2012 I attended Indiana University, Bloomington, to ...
Decision Makers – Micah Moan
Throughout my life, AFLBS has been at the forefront of where I ...
Decision Makers – Scott Erickson
The pastoral ministry had a tug on my heart ever since I met my, ...
En Garde!
Christopher Hooper, FLBC junior, demonstrated his fencing expertise ...
Europe
HUNGARY It was such a joy to welcome my alma mater to Budapest, ...
Even In This Circumstance
When we face trials, it is hard to see what there is to be thankful ...
Every Question Answered
How do you say a final goodbye to a loved one who you are not ...
Facing Fear with God’s Help
Lessons Learned in Historical Books AT SOME POINT in our lives, each ...
Favorite Things
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Foundational Stability
“That you, being rooted and grounded in love, may have strength to ...
Gospel Equipped – Derick Perry
At AFLBS I have been given an opportunity to learn from the Word of ...
Gospel Equipped – Maddy Rehr
During my first year at AFLBS, I also continued my studies for a ...
Gospel Equipped – Nick Sinclair
In my short time at AFLBS and AFLTS my confidence in sharing the ...
Gospel Equipped -Nate Crellin
One of the many blessings that I have been given at AFLBS is solid ...
Growing and Maturing
How have I spiritually matured from my first year to the beginning ...
Growing in God’s Word
If you find it hard to read the Bible, I can relate to you. Before ...
Happy Birthday to Me
A year and a half ago, not many of us considered the importance of ...
Hard. But Good.
Real life doesn’t end on campus, it begins By Justin Nelson AS ...
He is Making All Things New
There’s something about the appeal of new things that captivates our ...
He Uses Even Our Weakness
In the summer of 2014, I went on a five-day canoe trip in northern ...
Hebraic Approach To Faith
The time frame in which we live is that of post-modernism. As a ...
His Good, Good Gifts
Kyllo crowned Minnesota state dairy princess Recently I had the ...
His Will For Us In Christ
In middle school and high school, I often penned “I Thess. 5:16-18” ...
In Christ We Are New Creations
In II Corinthians 4 and 5, the apostle Paul is encouraging believers ...
In the Local Congregation
Ministry is hard. We knew this as we began our parish building ...
Intentional Decision Making
In 2016 God called us, the McMinn family of seven, to seminary. This ...
Kinship Magazine – Fall 2018 Edition
Kinship is a magazine of the Free Lutheran Schools. Stay up to date ...
Kinship Magazine – Fall 2019 Edition
Kinship is a magazine of the FLBCS. Stay up to date on the latest ...
Kinship Magazine – Spring 2018 Edition
Kinship is a magazine of the Free Lutheran Schools. Stay up to date ...
Kinship Magazine – Spring 2019 Edition
Kinship is a magazine of the Free Lutheran Schools. Stay up to date ...
Kinship Magazine – Winter 2019 Edition
Kinship is a magazine of the Free Lutheran Schools. Stay up to date ...
Kinship Magazine Winter 2018 Edition
Kinship is a magazine of the Free Lutheran Schools. Stay up to date ...
Let’s Go! Exploring Life Off Campus…
Arts & Culture The stereotypical college student fills his free ...
Life with the Light
“Let there be light”—and, thankfully, some much-needed light has ...
Love Your Neighboor
THE THOUGHT OF STANDING on a street corner preaching and proclaiming ...
Meet Our Friend Gus
Meet Gus, the newest team member serving with the dorm staff. Gus ...
Mix Master
Eliah Ricke, like many young musicians, is a hopeful songwriter., ...
Mochi Munchies
The temperature outside may be hovering around 5 degrees Fahrenheit, ...
Moments That Mattered – Alisabeth Boyum
Alisabeth Boyum, Ossian, Iowa, AFLBS junior Being in Ecuador during ...
Moments That Mattered – Isaiah Miller
Isaiah Miller, Fosston, Minn., AFLBS junior Visiting Ecuador was a ...
Moments That Mattered – Marcela Lopez
Marcela Lopez, Portillo, Mexico City, AFLBS junior During our recent ...
Moments That Mattered – Nick Mathsen
Nick Mathsen, Ada, MN, AFLBS junior During our two-week mission, ...
No Other Gods
As a single woman who has never lost a family member under 80, had a ...
Normal Life
As I write, a feeling of normalcy is coming back to our city. Masks ...
Oh the Drama!
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Osier called as AFLBS dean
Adam Osier knows the importance of a firm spiritual foundation. ...
Resting in Our Lord’s Sustaining Promises
By Grace Dryburgh As you know, Bible College is ...
Rolf Leaves Legacy of Love for Students and Ministry
PASTOR JOEL ROLF ANNOUNCED his resignation as dean of the ...
She Plays a Little Guitar
What would you say if someone owned six ukuleles? We say, “Show me ...
Sing to the Lord
“I WILL SING UNTO THE LORD, for He has been good to me” (Psalm 13). ...
Singing What Can’t Be Said
By Benjamin Helge, LCMS Missionary in Czech Republic It’s Monday ...
So Long, Farewell
This is different, you think, as you heft a laundry basket down an ...
Sound of Music
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Spring Break?
While some students headed home over a unique three-week April, ...
Stepping Out in Faith
By Ignacio Davalos My go-to verse during my senior year of high ...
Survival Isn’t the Goal
When I talk to parents about helping their child select a college, ...
Sustained Through Relationships
As I think about God as my Sustainer, I think of ...
Taking AFLBS abroad
Contrary to popular belief, AFLBS doesn’t really make you ready to ...
Thankful in All Circumstances
Bethany Danielson (FLBC Senior) During my junior and senior years of ...
The Decision
“And men, if you make a mistake, I suspect God will use you there, ...
The Difference
“WHAT IS THE DIFFERENCE, other than lying and swearing less, between ...
The Gospel Goes Forth
After the Spotlight missions conference held at FLBC in February, I ...
The Lord is the Sustainer of My Soul – Ethan Hickle
By Ethan Hickle, FLBC junior, Elk River, Minn. This ...
The Lord is the Sustainer of My Soul – Jackie Bingham
By Jackie Bingham, FLBC junior, Sioux Falls, S.D. ...
The Lord is the Sustainer of My Soul – Julia Albright
By Julia Albright, FLBC senior, Fosston, Minn. God really ...
The Lord is the Sustainer of My Soul – Kyle Westlake
By Kyle Westlake, FLBC senior, Rogers, Minn. God has ...
The Lord is the Sustainer of My Soul – Lance Morrison
By Lance Morrison, FLS senior, Kindred, N.D. My journey ...
The Lord is the Sustainer of My Soul – Monica ŠikulovÁ
By Monica ŠikulovÁ, FLBC junior, Czech Republic In 2014, ...
The Melting Pot
There’s a lot of culture on campus as our international contingent ...
The Military Arena
I joined the U.S. Navy in the spring of 2008 and served until May ...
The Mystery of God’s Wisdom
My face turned slightly red as I looked around the classroom. My ...
The Savior’s Restoring Work In Us
Imagine with me a hike through terrain similar to the Badlands. You ...
The Story
In early November we enjoyed our third annual Friends of the Schools ...
The Transforming Power of the Good News
Our students share their stories of how God has been working to mold ...
This is the Way
He looks harmless. Small arms, floppy green ears. But those eyes, ...
Through Every Trial
By Quincy Jensen God has always been my ...
To Be Thankful
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Transform vs. Conform
The world wants you to conform; the Father offers real change At ...
Trusting Only God
Mongolian student and his family experience deportation, miraculous ...
Unexpected Benefits
I once heard the story of an old pastor who had served the same ...
Unfinished
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We’re Not Perfect
But AFLBS points us to the one who is perfect. By Chanel Pederson AS ...
What the Future Holds
By Karen Floan Watching the chemo drugs drip into Wayne’s body, I ...
When History Comes Calling
My vehicle of choice that summer day was a bicycle, since I was too ...
Who Is My Neighbor?
We Know that God has called us to love our neighbors, and we know ...
Witnessing Transformation
Walking beside my student from Somalia to the bus after school, my ...
Yes, Sensei!
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