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Karl Brauer: The First Music Professor of the Missouri Synod

Through his organ design and promotion of the ancient, rhythmic style of chorale singing, through his teaching of singing, theory and organ, Brauer conveyed high ideals of sacred music to hundreds of students.

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Lutherans Still Making Impact in New Orleans—and Beyond—Five Years after Katrina

by Paula Schlueter Ross It’s been five years since the Aug. 29, 2005, landfall of Hurricane Katrina.  And today–even with …

Am I Willing to Take a Stand?

by Rev. Ken Lampe It’s popular today to talk about being spiritual but not religious. Some people want to be …

A Sleeping-Mat Ministry: Bringing Comfort to the Homeless

by Sandy Wood From Chicago to Ghana and in between, a ministry carrying Christ’s love and a cushioned place to …

A Mother’s Touch; a Mother’s Heart

by Cindy Steinbeck Newkirk Barbara Amelia Matthes wrote an incredible memoir of her life journey before she died. My mind’s …

Lutherans? Reformed? A Thumbnail History

by Dr. Albert B. Collver In John 17:11, Jesus prayed to His Father that the Church “may be one, even as …

Distance Education Fosters Ministry to Hmong People

by Sandy Wood Dr. Lang Yang’s story highlights how a flexible, non-traditional route to ordination is expanding the ethnic diversity …

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