Robert C. Blezard

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After 25 fun years in journalism, ending with a wonderful job at The Lutheran magazine, the message God was telling me for years finally sunk in: "Don't write about ministry. Do ministry." So I retooled, was ordained in 2006 and now serve as pastor of Trinity Lutheran Church, Arendtsville, Pa. Between the church and two wonderful children — Kaleigh and Kristian — life is never dull, sometimes challenging but always joyful and fulfilling.

• Lutheran school bells ring
  Desire for Christian values in education pushes rise in Lutheran schools
• Why?
  We can't fix youth violence without fixing larger social problems as well
• Making a splash
  158 Southeast Asians are baptized in growing Midwest ministry
• Leap of faith
  Pastor skydives to celebrate stewardship goal
• 'This whole town is gone'
  Tornado leaves Spencer, N.D. and St. Matthew Lutheran Church in ruins
• Spirit Garage
  Innovative ministry brings the gospel to a new generation
• Small towns no haven
• A flood of support
  Upper Midwest Lutherans still hurting from last year's disaster know they're not alone
• Apocalypse when?
  Global warming predictions show a forsaken earth. The time for change is now.
• TV turnoff
  Parents look at family life beyond the tube
• Universal truth
  'Science and religion look at the same reality from different angles'
• When Tinseltown meets Toyland
  Our children devalue what they have because of what they want
• Raise your political voice
  Lutheran Christians should speak out as disciples and citizens
• Who will weigh genetic tests?
  Christian voices must be heard in debates about disease and human dignity