Many of us retain a Norman Rockwell-like image of smalltown America as a bulwark of wholesome values and the Christian faith, in our case, the Lutheran Christian faith. While in some communities that remains a correct impression, it’s also true, as Dr. Ralph Geisler and others point out in our cover story, “Revitalizing Rural Churches,” that today in many rural areas, as many as half our neighbors may have no regular church home. So just as in communities far away, or in large metropolitan centers, the fields of rural America are ripe for harvest, and not just wheat, rye, or oats, or corn and soybeans, but souls.
- From the President: New Life, New Hope, New Challenges
- From the Editor: To the Reader
Features:
- Revitalizing Rural Churches — Roland Lovstand
- Making ‘Saints’ — Paula Schlueter Ross
- Seeing What God Wants Us to See — Diane Strzelecki
- Finding Insight in a Movie Blunder — Steven B. Borst
Departments:
- Lifeline
- Letters
- Notices
- Q & A
- Family Counselor
- Shedding Some Light
- Searching Scripture
