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Music and the Christian Life
Music does so much more than merely entertain and give us pleasure. It also helps us learn and remember.
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Our Seminaries: Responding to Needs, Addressing Costs
by Roland Lovstad It’s fair to say no two ministries–or congregations–in the LCMS are alike. They may be small churches ...
Starting Anew with a Seminary Graduate
by Roland Lovstad Graduating seminarians anticipate seminary “Call Day” as a time to move from preparation to active ministry. At the ...
Four Writers Reflect on Their Call to the Ministry
by James Heine Because we focus on pastoral recruitment, education, and support in the May issue of The Lutheran Witness, ...
A District President Looks at Rural Challenges
by Roland Lovstad Regardless of whether rural or small-town communities are growing or declining in population, there is usually an ...
Making ‘Saints’: From Montana to Missouri
by Paula Schlueter Ross All six of Rev. Arlo Pullmann’s children–ages 14 to 22–left their home in Laurel, Mont., to ...
He rose ‘again’?
The following article is from the Q&A section of the August 1997 issue of The Lutheran Witness, p. 25. We can ...