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Our Eyes Are on Christ

“The plans of the heart belong to man, but the answer of the tongue is from the Lord (Proverbs 16:1). Spring semester did not end the way any of us

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FLBC Plans for Fall Reopening

Spring closures were a stress test for FLBC mission and program By Ruth Gunderson Empty classrooms. Vacant hallways. Abandoned dorm rooms. You’d be forgiven if you assumed the setting was

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Rest In Transition

Lasting rest can only be found in Christ Transition. This is the word that comes to mind as I reflect on the past several months. When I use the word

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A Helper in Any Challenge

If you were to tell me a year ago that my first year at the Free Lutheran Bible College would end online because of a global pandemic, I would have

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Resting in His Steady Presence – Micah Blake

Micah Blake [FLBC senior] is from Ontonagon, Mich. A fact of life is that there is always going to be change. Events in life can seem so far off, and

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Resting in His Steady Presence – Maddi Trussoni

Maddi Trussoni [FLBC junior] is from La Crosse, Wis. Recently, I was given the heartbreaking news that summer teams for 2020 had been canceled due to COVID-19. Why God? Why is this

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Resting in His Steady Presence – Joe Larson

Joe Larson [FLS junior] is from Ortonville, Minn. Despite the world being flipped upside down this spring, it seemed like my daily routine stayed the same. My work was essential.

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Resting in His Steady Presence – Kaetlyn (Kramer) Dávalos

Kaetlyn (Kramer) Dávalos [FLBC senior] is from Sioux Falls, S.D. It is safe to say that none of us saw anything such as COVID-19 coming. Like many others, my world

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On Finding Community

Community—my concept of that word has changed in the past couple of months. Before COVID-19, I understood community as being together with other people. Indeed, one Google definition of community

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Your Firm Foundation

When we can’t even go to church, trust God Change. Some may like it while others don’t. Change seems to be the theme of the COVID-19 pandemic for most people.

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Construction Sees SLC Progress

After the initial excitement of December and January in which a large hole was excavated from the center of “the peanut,” the Student Life Center construction site lay still for

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Favorite Things

Schnitzel with cabbage and Latvian soup, Churning the ice cream and eating a scoop, Easter together in a worldwide quarantine, These are a few of their favorite things! When the