Lutheran Spirit

“We’ve got spirit, yes we do! We’ve got spirit, how about you?” That cheer dates me, for sure, but it is still true in our Lutheran Schools. As I write, Homecoming Week at Concordia Lutheran High School has just ended.Walking the hallways last week, I had a fun challenge trying… Read More

Gary Vaynerchuk (Biography) is a 42 year old entrepreneur who took his family’s wine business from a company of $3 million to $60 million. Some of his success is based on a rule of 51/49. For him, 51/49 means that in every relationship (business or personal) he wants to give at… Read More

Don’t you marvel at a good storyteller? No, not fish stories...although those stories can be entertaining. Storytellers can describe both the details of the event AND bring you to some kind of emotion. It’s a gift to be a storyteller. However, it’s much easier to tell a story… Read More

Give ear, O my people, to my teaching; incline your ears to the words of my mouth!I will open my mouth in a parable; I will utter dark sayings from of old,things that we have heard and known, that our fathers have told us.We will not hide them from their children, but tell to… Read More

When I was in fifth grade, it was decided that instead of attending the public middle school, I would attend the local Lutheran School. That one small decision impacted my life greatly. Now I am a Lutheran School teacher, married to a Lutheran School teacher, raising my kids in… Read More

Ten years ago, Woodburn Lutheran School’s enrollment was 53.In 1718, enrollment was 122. Read More